The adventures of Amos 'n' Andy
Subtitle: a social history of an American phenomenon
By: Melvin Patrick Ely.
Publisher: University Press of Virginia
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Charlottesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
Subjects: Amos 'n' Andy (Radio program); Amos 'n' Andy (Television program); African Americans in television broadcasting.; African Americans on television.; Popular culture -- United States.; United States -- 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: New York : Free Press, 1991.