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Revolution Televised: Prime Time and the Struggle for Black Power
Christine Acham
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Description for Revolution Televised: Prime Time and the Struggle for Black Power
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; APT; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 327.
After a decadelong hiatus, African Americans once again began appearing regularly on television in the 1960s. Bill Cosby costarred on I Spy, Sammy Davis Jr. briefly hosted a variety show, and in 1968 Diahann Carroll debuted in the title role of Julia, the first television series to star an African American since the cancellation of Amos ’n’ Andy. Over the next ten years, shows with African American casts became more common; some, like Sanford and Son and Good Times, were hits with both black and white audiences. Yet many within the black community criticize these programs as perpetuating demeaning stereotypes ... Read more
After a decadelong hiatus, African Americans once again began appearing regularly on television in the 1960s. Bill Cosby costarred on I Spy, Sammy Davis Jr. briefly hosted a variety show, and in 1968 Diahann Carroll debuted in the title role of Julia, the first television series to star an African American since the cancellation of Amos ’n’ Andy. Over the next ten years, shows with African American casts became more common; some, like Sanford and Son and Good Times, were hits with both black and white audiences. Yet many within the black community criticize these programs as perpetuating demeaning stereotypes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816644322
SKU
V9780816644322
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About Christine Acham
Christine Acham is assistant professor in African American and African studies at the University of California, Davis.
Reviews for Revolution Televised: Prime Time and the Struggle for Black Power
"It's fucking great that someone recognizes and appreciates what we were doing during this important period in television history. Christine Acham gets it and spells it out. Got it?" - Richard Pryor "This work is vitally important to understanding how the Black Power and Arts Movements, the Chitlin' Circuit and television history converged in the 1970s with mixed results." - ... Read more