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.

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  Muhammad Ali
  Self (archive footage)
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  Jonelle Allen
  Self
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  John Amos
  (archive footage)
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  Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
  Self (archive footage)
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  Desi Arnaz
  (archive footage)
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  Obba Babatundé
  Self
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  Pearl Bailey
  Self (archive footage)
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  Lucille Ball
  (archive footage)
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  Harry Belafonte
  Self (archive footage)
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  Patricia Belcher
  Self
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  Willie Best
  Self (archive footage)
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  H. Rap Brown
  Self (archive footage)
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  Cindy Birdsong
  Self (archive footage)
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  James Brown
  Self (archive footage)
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  Cab Calloway
  Self (archive footage)
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  Diahann Carroll
  (archive footage)
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  Ray Charles
  Self (archive footage)
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  Bill Cosby
  Self (archive footage)
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  Sammy Davis Jr.
  Self (archive footage)
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  Ruby Dee
  (archive footage)