From the grandson of Charles Correll

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for taking the time to set up this site. As Charles Correll's (Andy) grandson, I have grown up with a generation who was told that this show was degrading to African Americans and held up as an example of racism rather than classic comedy. The tremendous success this show attained made it an easy target for the civil rights movement. Unfortunately, what is lost to the new generation is fact that this comedy team entertained millions in the most popular show of its time (or any time for that matter). They pioneered the "situation comedy" which has become the bread and butter for network television and syndication. The television show was the first all black cast, this at a time when jobs for black actors were limited at best. This show was not about racism, but about entertaining a nation that wanted and needed to laugh. It was a different time in America, that is true, however Amos 'n Andy is not deserving of the scrutiny it has recieved for 40+ years. Has the premis for programming such as Sanford and Son, Chico and the Man, Good Times, All in the Family, Married with Children, etc. been so dramatically different that it should be fine for American broadcast standards, while Amos 'n' Andy is held in a vault under lock and key so as to protect the public?

It is a real travesty knowing the men who created the laughter, who entertained a nation, and lived life with only the highest regard for all men and women, that their body of work, their love of comedy and talent to entertain should be surpressed from my generation and generation to come over racism.

I assure you my Grandfather was always a comedian and never a racist. Period. Again, thank you for setting up this forum, it is a pleasure to see so many fans still love Amos 'n Andy.

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