Early television programs that included African Americans cast them in secondary roles, with white, middle-class men and women in the primary roles. These depictions tended to perpetuate stereotypes.

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Early television programs often segregated African Americans to secondary roles and portrayed them in stereotypical ways. This perpetuated negative stereotypes and reinforced societal norms of racial and class hierarchy.

Early Television Programs That Included African Americans Cast Them in Secondary