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“Keeping the
Faith With Morrie”
celebrates the
life and cartoon artistry of
African-American cartoonist Morrie Turner.
At the summit of the Civil Rights Movement
in America circa 1965, Turner dared to show
children of different ethnic groups working
together to solve problems in his
nationally-syndicated comic strip WEE PALS;
an altruistic aim to bring this country
together during civil unrest through the
medium of cartooning. With Morrie Turner as
the centerpiece of the film, we will
chronicle the untold history of minority
cartoonists; revealing their cartoon art,
professional triumphs, artistic influences,
and other defining information. Moreover,
the film will outline the parallels between
racial struggles in America and ethnic
images in comics.
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