Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

In the earliest days of television, when the rules were still being written, one man dared to break them.

Ed Sullivan broke barriers by booking Black artists on his Sunday night variety show. This documentary spotlights the TV pioneer's legacy of equality.

Ed Sullivan

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Harry Belafonte

Dionne Warwick

Berry Gordy

Jackie Jackson

Tito Jackson

Smokey Robinson

Otis Williams

Ray Charles

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Billy Preston

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Nina Simone

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Elvis Presley

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John Lennon

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Paul McCartney

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George Harrison

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Ringo Starr

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James Brown

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Ike Turner

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Tina Turner

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Stevie Wonder

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Michael Jackson

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Jackie Wilson

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Bo Diddley

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Diana Ross

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Jermaine Jackson

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Gladys Knight

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Nat King Cole

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Mahalia Jackson

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