Historical Dictionary of African American Television
- ISBN-10
- 0810879174
- ISBN-13
- 9780810879171
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 640
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-10-03
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Authors
- Kathleen Fearn-Banks, Anne Burford-Johnson
Description
This second edition covers the history of African Americans on television from the beginning of national television through the present day including: chronology; introductory essay appendixes bibliography over 1000 cross-referenced entries on actors, performers, producers, directors, news and sports journalists
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