Franklin became a fixture in the “Peanuts” strip and cartoons from ... having Franklin shown in the same school with the other characters, while others suggested that Schulz was racist because ...

Charles M. Schulz has been hailed for his Peanuts comic strip series, featuring some of the most beloved and complex child ...

In 1968, amid the civil rights movement in the United States, Schulz introduced Franklin, the first African American character in “Peanuts.” While some consider his inclusion symbolic ...

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