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Status: Released

Average Rating: 4

Release Date: Jan 1, 2004

Rating: 2004-01-01

Run Time: 1h 40m

Original Language: English

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Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: Multicom Entertainment Group


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Watch TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

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Synopsis

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.


Main Cast

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Age : 74 | Popularity : 48%

Jonelle Allen

Jonelle Allen

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 22%

John Amos

John Amos

(archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Self (archive footage)

Age : 71 | Popularity : 23%

Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz

(archive footage)

Age : 69 | Popularity : 60%

Obba Babatundé

Obba Babatundé

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 59%

Pearl Bailey

Pearl Bailey

Self (archive footage)

Age : 72 | Popularity : 30%

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

(archive footage)

Age : 77 | Popularity : 93%


Crew

Department Role Name
Writing Writer
Brandon Christopher
Brandon Christopher
Michiko Byers
Michiko Byers
Ruth Adkins Robinson
Ruth Adkins Robinson
Production Executive Producer
Dante J. Pugliese
Dante J. Pugliese
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