Throughout the past 70 years, black actors have endured numerous standards of type-casting in network television. Nowadays African Americans have a better opportunity than ever before to star in roles that formerly were exclusively reserved for whites. Even though network television does a much better job depicting blacks in a variety situations, blacks continue to be, in many ways, similarly typecast.
During the 1950s, black characters were portrayed in demeaning and stereotypical ways by usually being cast as servants, butlers, and maids. (eText) This is no longer the case they are now commonly shown as doctors, businessmen, and lawyers. Blacks are also placed into show genres that would have been taboo during previous eras. Historically,
During the 1950s, black characters were portrayed in demeaning and stereotypical ways by usually being cast as servants, butlers, and maids. (eText) This is no longer the case they are now commonly shown as doctors, businessmen, and lawyers. Blacks are also placed into show genres that would have been taboo during previous eras. Historically,