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CHARLES M. SCHULZ 2162 COFFEE LANE SEBASTOPOL, CALIFORNIA 95472 July 1, 1968 Harriet Glukmen 4933 Wortser Ave. Sherman Oaks, Calif. 91403 Dear Mrs. Glukman: You will be pleased to know that I have taken the first step in doing something about presenting a Negro child in the comic strip during the week of July 29. I have drawn an episode which I think will please you. Kindest regards. Sincerely yours, Charles M. Schulz © 1950 United Feature Syndicate

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CHARLES M. SCHULZ 2162 COFFEE LANE SEBASTOPOL, CALIFORNIA 95472 July 1, 1968 Harriet Glukmen 4933 Wortser Ave. Sherman Oaks, Calif. 91403 Dear Mrs. Glukman: You will be pleased to know that I have taken the first step in doing something about presenting a Negro child in the comic strip during the week of July 29. I have drawn an episode which I think will please you. Kindest regards. Sincerely yours, Charles M. Schulz © 1950 United Feature Syndicate
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Ned Yeung (ned@mstdn.ca)'s status on Saturday, 24-Feb-2024 16:14:36 JST Ned Yeung

The reception to the character of Franklin in 1968, and the origin of why the character was created (a letter from a White Los Angeles school teacher following the assassination of MLK Jr.), plus the first comic strip Franklin appeared in, in 1968.
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