TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 2004

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

40%

Original Title

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Production Companies

Multicom Entertainment Group

Description

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.