Because the last Amos ‘n’ Andy radio program was broadcast on 1/25/60, and the television series was withdrawn from syndication in 1965 a generation and a half has grown up without direct access to the material.īetween Jand JCBS broadcast 78 half hour episodes. I’ve chosen Amos ‘n Andy for this case study because of the importance of the show -both as a radio series and as the first national television series to cast African-Americans in leading roles. In particular, the unmonitored, unsupervised, uncritical viewing of television puts children at risk, and makes them the most vulnerable to negative consequences. The negative consequences of television viewing are likely to be disproportionally borne by viewers who are younger, less educated, and those whose sense of self-worth and self-image are the least formed- that is our children. As a working premise it may be fair to assume that images are not insubstantial, that they powerfully shape perceptions, values and behavior and that consequently negative images have negative consequences. What is the significance of these depictions in popular culture on the African American family? African-Americans are among the heaviest viewers of commercial television.
The negative images in Amos ‘n’ Andy not only have historical precedents, but that they continued to inform televised representations of black Americans long after the show was no longer available. But its stereotypes and caricatures have roots deep in American culture and branches that are still evident today.
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