African Americans On Television Raceing For Ratings

David J. Leonard

Previous treatments of the history of African Americans in television have largely lacked theoretical analysis of the relationship between representations and social contexts. "African Americans on Television: Race-ing for RatingS" fills the existing void by supplying fundamental history with critical analyses of the racial politics of television, documenting the considerable effect that television has had on popular notions of black identity in America since the inception of television.--Inside front jacket.