Series Directed by
Donald Bogle |
Series Writing Credits
Donald Bogle |
Series Cast
Billy Dee Williams | ... | Host - Narrator | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Louise Beavers | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Bricktop | ... | Self |
Joyce Bryant | ... | Self | |
Dorothy Dandridge | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Vivian Dandridge | ... | Self |
Aretha Franklin | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Adelaide Hall | ... | Self |
Billie Holiday | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Lena Horne | ... | Self | |
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Alberta Hunter | ... | Self |
Eartha Kitt | ... | Self | |
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Phil Moore | ... | Self |
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Adam Clayton Powell III | ... | Self |
Martha Reeves | ... | Self | |
Hazel Scott | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Dee Dee Sharp | ... | Self (archive footage) (as DeeDee Sharp) |
Bessie Smith | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Maxine Sullivan | ... | Self | |
Tina Turner | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Isabel Washington | ... | Self (as Isabel Washington Powell) |
Mary Wilson | ... | Self |
Series Produced by
Donald Bogle | ... | executive producer |
Megan Cogswell | ... | associate producer |
Joerg Klebe | ... | executive producer |