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World Service,05 Dec 2003,25 mins

Disunited

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The influence of the African Caribbean community on American films, TV and media. How has the portrayal and participation of African Americans on TV and film changed in the years since the civil rights movement began? With comedian Dick Gregory, Alison Francis of Chaminade University, writer Viv Adams, and Robert Thompson, founder of the Center for the Study of Popular Television. Presented by Colin Grant.

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