The Birth of Broadcasting Essays - Food And Drink,

The Birth of Broadcasting 17F U.S. History 1877 to Present (HIST-1493-TW12F) Amy LeBron 9-22-17 In your opinion, which of these radio broadcast would have seemed most revolutionary at the time and why? I think the show Amos "n" Andy would have been the most revolutionary at the time and my reason for this is that it was 2 white me portraying uneducated African American migrants from the south. I think that even though the American listeners found it comical and entertaining it was still kind of a slap in the face to African Americans. Even the titles of the shows " Holy Mackerel" and "Ain't dat sumpin?" expressed a revolutionary outlook on the way white Americans perceived African Americans. Even with white men stating that black women were "happy slaves" and "mammies" was profiling and stereotyping. The mass marketing and colorful cardboard packaging made Aunt Jemima into an object instead of a person all for R.T. Davis to make money off and nothing more. Even though African Americans were free, they were still prisoners of the white man.