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‘Sunday Best’: Ed Sullivan Unites a Divided America

This documentary presents the groundbreaking television program watched by millions of people: “The Ed Sullivan Show.”
‘Sunday Best’: Ed Sullivan Unites a Divided America
Ed Sullivan hosted a weekly show that helped break down racial barriers. CBS Photo Archive
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As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its independence, a new documentary celebrates a different kind of freedom fighter: television’s pioneering host Ed Sullivan and his audacious advocacy of otherwise obscure black musicians, comedians, sports figures, and change-makers.
Rudolph Lambert Fernandez
Rudolph Lambert Fernandez
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Rudolph Lambert Fernandez is an independent writer who writes on pop culture.