How Mister Rogers' religious beliefs shaped his radical teachings on race and sexuality
Quote:'Mister Rogers wasn't afraid to say true things,' says Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
Quote:The very first episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood hit TVs across the U.S. on Feb. 19, 1968.
The episode didn't shy away from the contentious Vietnam War that started more than a decade earlier.
Viewers discovered that King Friday, one of the show's regular cast of puppet characters, was establishing a border guard in his make-believe kingdom, and later in the week, that he was building a border wall.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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