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Peanuts’ New Franklin Special Fixes 50 Years of Race Controversy

WELCOME HOME

The charming, emotionally profound new Apple TV+ special “Welcome Home, Franklin” restages a classic dinner table scene that made people angry for five decades.

Barry Levitt
Barry Levitt 

Freelance Writer

A photo illustration showing Franklin in the new Peanuts special, Welcome Home, Franklin in various comic book strips.
Photo Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images and Apple TV+
Barry Levitt

Barry Levitt

Freelance Writer

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