{"id":575,"date":"2024-06-24T19:14:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T19:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mewetoo.com\/blog\/?p=575"},"modified":"2024-06-24T19:14:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T19:14:35","slug":"print-it-the-way-i-draw-it-or-i-quit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mewetoo.com\/blog\/575\/print-it-the-way-i-draw-it-or-i-quit\/","title":{"rendered":"“Print it the way I draw it, or I quit.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Franklin,<\/p>\n

“Print it the way I draw it, or I quit.” Charles Schulz issued this ultimatum to his syndicate and newspaper editors after they hesitated to publish a comic strip featuring an integrated classroom.<\/p>\n

Seeing Franklin sit in front of Peppermint Patty in class might not seem groundbreaking to today’s readers. However, when Schulz introduced Franklin to Peanuts in July 1968, he was making a bold statement and breaking new ground.<\/p>\n

This original Peanuts comic strip was first published on September 10, 1975.See more original Peanuts art in the exhibition, “It’s Time for School, Charlie Brown!”:\u00a0schulzmuseum.org\/its-time-for-school<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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