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.
Brandon Christopher
Writer
Michiko Byers
Writer
Ruth Adkins Robinson
Writer
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
Jonelle Allen
Self
John Amos
(archive footage)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Self (archive footage)
Desi Arnaz
(archive footage)
Obba Babatundé
Self
Pearl Bailey
Self (archive footage)
Lucille Ball
(archive footage)
Harry Belafonte
Self (archive footage)
35 Up76%
Sidney70%
Disclosure78%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
42 Up75%
Love, Antosha74%
Directed by John Ford70%
Above Majestic73%
Howard68%
21 Up74%
That's Entertainment!73%
28 Up75%
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside77%
The Class of ‘9271%
Looking for Richard68%
McQueen74%
Seduced and Abandoned61%
The Velvet Underground67%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
7 Plus Seven72%
