pioneer of black television

Well Thanksgiving is here and Charlie Brown is back with his special. I always enjoyed it, but in the last few years I always wondered why segregated Franklin was on one side of the table. Four people on one side of the table, c'mon. Snoopy couldn't even sit beside a brother.It was a big deal for him to be there and not be a caricature so I reasoned since the special was made in the 60’s some folks were uneasy with him being included but still he was a black cartoon pioneer