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African American Television Shows
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Backstairs at the White House 1979 - Acorn Media 9781569388037 Check our catalog
The classic miniseries about two remarkable women and the eight First Families they served.Their unrivaled behind-the-scenes access gives White House staff a uniquely personal view of history in the making. Two remarkable women in one family served as White House maids over a period spanning five decades and eight administrations from Taft to Eisenhower. …More |
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The Cosby Show 1984 -1992 Millennium Media Services 0634991253123 Check our catalog Television series depicting a close-knit and prosperous African American family dwelling in New York City. Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable and his wife Clair, an attorney, are a happily married, dual-profession couple with aspirations of raising their 5 children in an uplifting, positive environment. |
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The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 1990-96 Warner Home Video
The Banks family, a respectable Californian family, take in a relative - Will Smith, a street-smart teenager from Philadelphia. The idea is to make him respectable, responsible and mature, but Will has got other plans.. |
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Good Times 1974 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 9781404912274 Check our catalog
A poor family makes the best out of life in the Chicago housing projects.. …More |
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In Living Color -1994 Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543105176 Check our catalog
An afro-american focused comedy sketch show featuring Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, and Chris Rock. |
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The Jeffersons -1985 Sony Pictures Home Ent 9780767898775 Check our catalog A nouveau riche, African-American family who move into a luxury apartment building develop close, if occasionally fractious, relationships with other tenants
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Martin - HBO Home Video 9780783146522 Check our catalog The random misadventures of Martin Payne, an abrasive, loud-mouthed (though somewhat insecure) Detroit talk show host and his assortment of friends and enemies. |
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Roots - Warner Home Video 9781419850219 Check our catalog A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendents' liberation.
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Roots: The Next Generation - Warner Home Video 9781419850219 Check our catalog The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots. |
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Sanford & Son 1972-1977 Sony Pictures Home Ent 9780767898768 Check our catalog
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son. |
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Soul Food Paramount Home Video 9780792188018 Check our catalog
Explore the relationship between three sisters, the men in their lives, and their children. Once again, the Joseph family faces everyday struggles, drama, and warmth that every family can relate |
