TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
2004 · 1h 40m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
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.
Writers: Brandon Christopher, Michiko Byers, Ruth Adkins Robinson
Cast
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