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How One Black Character Changed Comics

Sep 01, 20249 min
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In 1968, a schoolteacher feeling compelled to make a difference during the civil rights moment, So she reached out to Charles M. Schulz with a proposal for a new character

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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_(Peanuts)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2024/02/03/franklin-apple-tv-peanuts-charlie-brown-special/ 
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-02-15/snoopy-presents-welcome-home-franklin-robb-armstrong

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