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Cartoonist Keith Knight on using art and humor to spark a dialogue on social, racial and political issues
Award-winning cartoonist Keith Knight appeared at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History as part of "The Wright Conversations" series in partnership with PBS Books. Knight talks about why he started creating comics and how aspects of his own life are depicted in his works. He also discusses how he uses art and humor to spark a dialogue about racial, social and political issues.
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