LeVar Burton is paying tribute to John Amos following news of the actor's death ... crediting the late star for making history in Hollywood.
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00:00Mr. Burton, I want to ask about John Amos.
00:05What do you think his legacy will be?
00:07I think for me, personally, John's legacy will be that he changed the way black men were perceived on television in America.
00:14Oh my God.
00:15James Evans was a householder, and prior to that, black men were really portrayed as absentee fathers, deadbeat dads, that sort of thing.
00:24Right?
00:25Only good for prison and jail.
00:27Right.
00:28John Amos changed that.