TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
movie

Released January 01, 2004
Genres:
Overview
Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the medium's first half-century. Actors, writers and historians discuss the image of black America on television from Amos and Andy to the present day. The interviews accompany clips from groundbreaking shows and performances by entertainment pioneers that create a timeline of the portrayal of African Americans throughout TV history.
Cast

Muhammad Ali
as
Self (archive footage)

Jonelle Allen
as
Self

John Amos
as
(archive footage)

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
as
Self (archive footage)

Desi Arnaz
as
(archive footage)

Obba Babatundé
as
Self

Pearl Bailey
as
Self (archive footage)

Lucille Ball
as
(archive footage)

Harry Belafonte
as
Self (archive footage)

Patricia Belcher
as
Self

Willie Best
as
Self (archive footage)

H. Rap Brown
as
Self (archive footage)