Who was the first African American character in the “Peanuts” comic strip?
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Franklin
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Frieda
Franklin Armstrong was the first African American character in the long-running comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M. Schulz. The young Franklin joined the iconic line-up on July 31, 1968 during a summer of race riots and civil unrest in the wake of King’s assassination on April 4 that year. It also might not have happened were it not for a Los Angeles teacher named Harriet Glickman who wrote to Schulz urging him to introduce a black character into Peanuts. This began a correspondence between Schulz and Glickman that led to Schulz’s creation of Franklin.
Correct Answer: Franklin