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Where to Watch TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
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.
Documentary 100 min
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- Muhammad Ali as Self (archive footage)
- Jonelle Allen as Self
- John Amos as (archive footage)
- Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Self (archive footage)
- Desi Arnaz as (archive footage)