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Diversity in children's television was once discouraged...

"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" challenged stigmas about race in America.

Officer Clemmons, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Francois Scarborough Clemmons

Francois became the first African-American to have a recurring TV role in 1969.

Although the Civil Rights Act was enacted in 1964, compliance and tolerance took several years.

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Fred Rogers died in 2003 from stomach cancer at age 74. 

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Fred Rogers, "Time to Say Goodbye"

(2001)

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