Franklin turns 50: A look back at Peanuts’ first black character
Modern cartoonist Kerry G Johnson looks back at the legacy of Charles Schultz’s character and the effect it had on racial equality.
Fifty years ago, at the height of the US civil rights movement, a leading cartoonist made a small but significant contribution to racial equality.
Charles Schultz introduced his first black character, Franklin, in the famous, and hugely popular, Peanuts newspaper strip.
Modern cartoonist Kerry G Johnson looks back at the legacy of Franklin.
Published On 2 Aug 2018