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Analyzes the evolution of television's earlier, unflattering portrayal of blacks from 1948 until 1988, when they are depicted as prosperous and as having achieved the American dream, a portrayal that is inconsistent with reality. Black actors Esther Rolle, Diahann Carroll, Denise Nicholas, and Tim Reid and Hollywood producers Norman Lear, Steve Bochco, and David Wolper reveal the behind-the-scenes story of how prime time was integrated. Revisiting the programs Beulah, The Nat King Cole Show, Julia, I Spy, Good Times, and Roots, viewers see how bitter racial conflict was absorbed into non-controversial series.