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Was Mister Rogers Racist? Twelve Facts About Our Favorite Neighbor

Edit Huffington Post 07 Aug 2015
Fred Rogers, the beloved creator of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, never marched in the black civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King, Jr ... But even as an integrationist, Rogers worked with sharp boundaries when addressing racial issues on his program ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... Clemmons felt that it would be "helpful and realistic" to show him and white cast member Betty Aberlin as an interracial couple in one of the program's colorful operas ... ....

10 Fascinating Facts

Edit Huffington Post 15 Apr 2015
Yes, Fred Rogers was a gentle soul who liked us just as we are ... Here are 10 little-known facts about Rogers's radical politics.. 1 ... 2 ... Francois Clemmons debuted as Office Clemmons on August 1, 1968. 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 9 ... Rogers wrote ... 10. An ordained Presbyterian minister, Rogers was spiritually progressive, and in 1983 he arranged for Lady Aberlin, played by Betty Aberlin, to sing a quiet song ("Creation") in which she refers to God as "She." ... ....

Read George Romero's Angry Take On Modern Horror Movies

Edit Cinema Blend 12 Sep 2014
When it comes to zombie movies, filmmaker George Romero is a legend. The man who transported the walking dead from countless jungle voodoo movies to main street America is essentially the king of the form. His 1968 film Night of the Living Dead is enshrined at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City ... Perhaps needless to say, he's not impressed ... Mr ... Rogers’ Neighborhood performer Betty Aberlin to take the role of Barbra in the feature ... ....

Chinese New Year: Who was born in the Year of the Horse 1930, 1942

Edit The Examiner 02 Feb 2014
... actor December 30 Betty Aberlin, American actress Allan Gotthelf, American philosopher Michael Nesmith, American songwriter, singer and actor (The Monkees) Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian December 31 – Andy Summers, English guitarist January 1 – Don Novello, American actor January 2 – Barış Manço, Turkish singer and television personality (d....
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