why . the main character go around in blacface and emit horrible sound from his mouth that some people claim be sing . no matter how many person be in jolson corner they can not convince anyone with a normal sense of hearing that he some kind of singer ( . ) . for anyone that think it o. k. for a white man to sing mammy in black face go down to a black neighborhood and tell the people that . a a non black that live in black district i can tell you it upset them . when this movie come out on tv in the 1960 it make me cringe because i know a lot of people around me be go to be upset . yes and the good old 1960 when the riot start and show a movie like this do not help prevent them . the people that support and broadcast ed this movie go around oblivious to realty . while their safe in a sheltered world during the riot i be on the funky street try to be on time for the graveyard shift . some person now believe leif erickson discover america instead of columbus . a change be need in movie history too . in the best interest of a happy society i would like for this movie not to be give any claim to fame and sweep it under the rug . may a technicality give the fame to a more decent film .