Around 1980 George Kirby narrated an excellent documentary, Amos n Andy, Anatomy of a Controversy. He described the history of the show and how wildly popular it was on radio and TV. In it Jesse Jackson surprisingly said he saw nothing wrong with those shows, it reminded him of some of the people he grew up around in Chicago, also, Amos n Andy opened doors for other Black entertainers, Nat King Cole, Sidney Potier, etc. And it crossed racial lines. Jackie Gleason in one of his last TV appearances said Amos n Andy gave him the inspiration for the Honeymooners