TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

1h 40m

4

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.

Crew

Brandon Christopher

Ruth Adkins Robinson

Dante J. Pugliese

Executive Producer