Controversy and the Pittsburgh Courier protest Amos 'n' Andy

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the first sustained protest against program found inspiration in december 1930 issue of abbott s monthly, when bishop w. j. walls of african methodist episcopal zion church wrote article sharply denouncing amos n andy, singling out lower-class characterizations , crude, repetitious , moronic dialogue. pittsburgh courier second largest african-american newspaper @ time, , publisher robert l. vann expanded walls criticism full-fledged crusade during six-month period in 1931.


the paper, among other publicly stated efforts, published petition program pulled air, stated goal of 1 million signatures. while many prominent african-american newspapers refused drive, courier found support bishop walls, national association of colored waiters , hotel employees , several african-american fraternal orders. naacp national office declined endorse protest, although of local chapters stood behind effort. before campaign dropped, paper claimed have 675,000 names on petition, although figure never independently verified. gosden , correll never commented on courier s efforts.


broadcast historian elizabeth mcleod argues characterizations in daily serial version more sympathetic , rounded of other shows of period, perpetuated nineteenth-century minstrel show stereotypes , did not equal immense success of amos n andy. examples include blackface act 2 black crows, did two-man comedy routines in vaudeville, short subjects , comedy records, , minstrel headliner emmett miller, recorded series of popular songs okeh records in late 1920s.


it can noted andy , kingfish s use of malapropisms (i.e. misuse of vocabulary) had been comedic staple centuries , employed number of white comedians of day, including chico marx, lou costello , leo gorcey.








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