Movie

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

★ 5.3/10 · 3 votes 2004 1h 40m Released

Documentary

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 Self (archive footage) J Jonelle Allen Self John Amos (archive footage) Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Self (archive footage) Desi Arnaz (archive footage) Obba Babatundé Self