Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

1/1/19830h 55min7.0/10(2 TMDB votes)

Documentary

Directed by Stanley Sheff

Plot

An exploration of The Amos 'n' Andy Show (1951), the first all-Black series on American television. It only lasted a few years before CBS succumbed to pressure from civil-rights groups, which claimed that it portrayed the Black community in a negative light. Clips–and one entire episode–are shown, as are interviews with several members of the original cast and prominent modern-day Black actors and comedians.