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How Franklin, The Black 'Peanuts' Character, Was Born

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Harriet Glickman, who in 1968 convinced cartoonist Charles Schulz to create a black <em>Peanuts</em> character, sits with Marleik Walker, the boy voicing Franklin in <em>The Peanuts Movie</em>. (NPR)
Harriet Glickman, who in 1968 convinced cartoonist Charles Schulz to create a black Peanuts character, sits with Marleik Walker, the boy voicing Franklin in The Peanuts Movie. (NPR)

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