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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.
Where to watch TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years is streaming in the US on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free, Tubi TV and Amazon MX Player.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
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)
- Patricia Belcher as Self
- Willie Best as Self (archive footage)
- H. Rap Brown as Self (archive footage)
Details
- Released
- January 1, 2004
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Studio
- Multicom Entertainment Group
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 5.3 / 10 from 3 votes
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