Charles Schulz Introduces Black Characters Into Peanuts

In the spring of 1968, Charles Schulz receives a letter from a stay-at-home mom in Southern California by the name of Harriet Glickman. She asks him to introduce black characters into peanuts and he responds that he is very much in sympathy with her concern. And so she writes again and she says, well, I understand your concern about potentially being patronizing to African-American readers. So why don't I put you in touch with some friends from my community, some African-American families that could tell you their perspective on this? That's when Charlie Brown introduces Franklin at the beach with Charlie Brown.