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Adventures of Amos 'N' Andy: A Social History of an American Phenomenon

Melvin Patrick Ely

In 1930, 40 million Americans tuned in to Amos 'n' Andy, a radio serial created and acted by two white men, about the adventures of two southern blacks Ely follows the history of the show, discusses the strange charm of the scripts, and the serial's impact on racial issues.

GenresRADIO BROADCASTING_HISTORYTELEVISION BROADCASTING_SOCIAL ASPECTSTELEVISION BROADCASTING_HISTORYUNITED STATES_RACE RELATIONSUNITED STATES_SOCIAL CONDITIONS

322 pages, 3 editions

English edition · First published 1991 by Free Press · ISBN 9780029095034

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Editions

3 editions

English

  • Adventures of Amos 'N' Andy: A Social History of an American Phenomenon · Free Press · 1992 · ISBN 9780029095034 This page
  • The Adventures of Amos 'n' Andy: A Social History of an American Phenomenon · University Press of Virginia · 2001 · ISBN 9780813920924
  • The Adventures of Amos 'n' Andy: A Social History of an American Phenomenon · Free Press · 1991 · ISBN 9780029095027

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