Peanuts x The Armstrong Project Pop-Up will run Thursday through Sunday in the Gaslamp Quarter
The creation of Franklin traces back toto Charles M. Schulz, imploring him to integrate a Black character in the comic strip. In the wake of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., Glickman wrote to the cartoonist that he had the opportunity to help change the attitudes of people through his comics.While Schulz was initially concerned that adding a Black character could be perceived as “patronizing,” he continued his correspondence with Glickman.
Ajani Brown, a professor of literature who studies comics at San Diego State University, said that the letters from Glickman were intentional because as an educator, she recognized that kids needed a hero to look to amid the racial tension and cultural shifts of 1968. Part of that legacy is using the influential namesake of the comic strip to inspire and uplift the next generation of artists. Specifically, helping diversify the comics industry, with Black animators making up only 3.9 percent,Peanuts Worldwide will host panel discussions about the current and future of the animation industry and highlight their effort to support the next generation of artists through an endowment called “The Armstrong Project,” named after Franklin.
For him, the lasting impact of Schulz and the “Peanuts” gang run deep. As a kid, he liked to read the comics, and later on, he became close friends with Schulz, who looked to him as the inspiration for Franklin’s last name.
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