The adventures of Amos 'n' Andy
a social history of an American phenomenon
by Melvin Patrick Ely
"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.
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African Americans in television broadcasting, African Americans on television, Amos 'n' Andy (Radio program), Amos 'n' Andy (Television program), Broadcasting, Popular culture, Race relations, Social aspects of Broadcasting, Social conditions, Afro-Americans in television broadcasting, Afro-Americans on television, Radio programs, Television programs, Popular culture, united states, United states, race relations, United states, social conditions, New York Times reviewed, Social aspectsPlaces
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The adventures of Amos 'n' Andy: a social history of an American phenomenon
2001, University Press of Virginia
in English
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The Adventures of Amos 'N' Andy: A Social History of an American Phenomenon
November 1992, Free Press
Paperback
in English
0029095034 9780029095034
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The Adventures of Amos 'N' Andy: A Social History of an American Phenomenon
November 1992, Free Press
in English
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The Adventures of Amos 'n' Andy: A Social History of an American Phenomenon
June 3, 1991, The Free Press
Hardcover
in English
- First edition
0029095026 9780029095027
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: New York : Free Press, 1991.
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"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.
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