Yeah, Jerry, I also remember that many of the boys wore lace-up boots in winter. One brand had a little pocket on the side of one boot with a nice knife in it. We wouldn't let our parents buy any other brand. Lots of things have changed.
Amos and Andy were the most popular comedians. Everything stopped for that radio show. Although blackface, the situations- the industrious, level-headed Amos and the boastful, improvident Andy struck a chord with everybody because we either had in our family or knew of people of the same type as the characters in the show. I don't believe that show contributed to racial discrimination, but now that show is deplored. It took the Black comedian Red Foxx to bring back a similar kind of comedy.