The Adventures of Amos 'N' Andy

By Melvin Patrick Ely

Subjects: Social aspects of Broadcasting, Broadcasting, Television programs, Afro-Americans in television broadcasting, Amos 'n' Andy (Radio program), Popular culture, united states, Popular culture, Amos 'n' Andy (Television program), Afro-Americans on television, New York Times reviewed, African Americans in television broadcasting, African americans in television broadcasting, Radio programs, Social conditions, African Americans on television, United states, race relations, Race relations, United states, social conditions

Description: "Melvin Patrick Ely unveils a tale of America's shifting color line, in which two professional directors of blackface minstrel shows manage to produce a series so rich and complex that it wins admirers ranging from ultra-racists to outspoken racial egalitarians. Eventually, the pair stir further controversy when they bring their show to television.". "In a preface written especially for this new edition of his acclaimed classic, Ely shows how white and black responses to his Adventures of Amos 'n' Andy tell a revealing story of their own about racial hopes and fears at the turn of the twenty-first century."--BOOK JACKET.