Revolution Televised.pdf

Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
1. Reading the Roots of Resistance Television
of the Black Revolution 1
2. Was the Revolution Televised? Network News
and Black Journal 24
3. What You See Is What You Get Soul Train
and The Flip Wilson Show 54
4. This Ain’t No Junk Sanford and Son
and African American Humor 85
5. Respect Yourself! Black Women and Power
in Julia and Good Times 110
6. That Nigger’s Crazy The Rise and Demise
of The Richard Pryor Show 143
Conclusion: Movin’ On Up Contemporary Television
as a Site of Resistance 170
Notes 195
Bibliography 217
Index 229