allow flood in the 1960s america was changing, in the civil rights era. black people are demanding things. they are demanding not only civil rights but fair representation. and things were starting to change. they were starting to listen. 1963 for example, the great sissy tyson starred in east side west side was the first exam ample of a black woman in a show. when i was very young, still in baton rouge i saw tyson east side west side a show that took place in new york with her little afro and, you know, just like where did this woman hail from? this is early. it was a time before the afro had widespread acceptance. she is not playing a maid, she