In the 1973 holiday classic "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," Franklin, the sole Black character, is sidelined at the dinner table.It might not make up for the slight, but decades later, Franklin ...

During the dinner scene in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, Franklin is seated alone in a sagging lawn chair at one side of the table. To our eyes today, it seems jarring.

In the 1973 holiday classic "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," Franklin, the sole Black character, is sidelined at the dinner table. It might not make up for the slight, but decades later, Franklin ...

In the 1973 holiday classic "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," Franklin, the sole Black character, is sidelined at the dinner table.It might not make up for the slight, but decades later, Franklin ...

The special focuses on Franklin Armstrong, the first Black "Peanuts" character. It also rectifies a controversial scene from A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Skip Navigation ...

Partnering up with Charlie Brown, Franklin sets off to build a race-winning car, as pressure mounts on both their design and new friendship. Franklin debuted in the Peanuts comic strip in 1968.