TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

United States of America

• 2004-01-01(US)
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  Documentary
• ▪ 1h-40m

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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.

• Brandon ChristopherWriter

  Michiko ByersWriter

  Ruth Adkins RobinsonWriter

  Dante J. PuglieseExecutive Producer