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Martin Luther King in cartoons

January 15, 2021 4 min read Media Martin Luther King civil rights comics animation African-Americans

A look at prominent appearances of Martin Luther King in comics and animation.

A look at appearances of John Lewis in media

July 28, 2020 2 min read Media African-Americans animation Arthur civil rights comics graphic novels John Lewis March

I look at appearances by the late congressmember John Lewis in media, including comics and animation.

RIP Nelson Mandela

December 07, 2013 1 min read animation apartheid Black Africans civil rights Histeria!Media Nelson Mandela RIP South Africa The Simpsons

On Thursday came news of the death of Nelson Mandela. One of the great modern civil rights leaders, Mandela’s famed for his fight against the apartheid regime of South Africa. Much

The best of minorities in cartoons: the March on Washington

August 28, 2013 1 min read African-Americans animation Bayard Rustin Best of minorities in cartoons civil rights John Lewis LGBTQ Martin Luther King Media minorities in cartoons NAACP

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the African-American civil rights march held in Washington, DC that saw Martin Luther King give his famous “I Have a Dream”

Minorities in cartoons: The NAACP and comics

November 29, 2012 1 min read African-Americans civil rights comics trivia independent comics Media minorities in cartoons NAACP

This week’s “minorities in cartoons” entry focuses on a few comics produced by the NAACP during the 1960s Civil Rights movement, similar to the Martin Luther King comic I

Martin Luther King in animation

January 16, 2011 3 min read African-Americans animation civil rights Histeria!Martin Luther King Media minorities in cartoons Our Friend Martin The Boondocks

Here’s a look at the uses in animation of the civil rights movement leader Martin Luther King. Unlike comics, Dr. King doesn’t seem to appear very often in animation.