TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

100 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2004

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.

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

100 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2004

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Multicom Entertainment Group
Original title TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Directors
Writers Ruth Adkins Robinson, Michiko Byers, Brandon Christopher

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)

Willie Best

as Self (archive footage)

H. Rap Brown

as Self (archive footage)

Cindy Birdsong

as Self (archive footage)

James Brown

as Self (archive footage)

Cab Calloway

as Self (archive footage)

Diahann Carroll

as (archive footage)

Ray Charles

as Self (archive footage)

Bill Cosby

as Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

as Self (archive footage)

Ruby Dee

as (archive footage)

Redd Foxx

as (archive footage)

Marvin Gaye

as Self (archive footage)

Whoopi Goldberg

as Self (archive footage)

Arsenio Hall

as Self (archive footage)

Lena Horne

as Self (archive footage)

Michael Jackson

as Self (archive footage)