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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
RATING7.0 / 10
GENRESDocumentary
YEAR2000s / 2004
RUNTIME1h 40m
LANGUAGEEnglish
COUNTRYUnited States
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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