Unfortunately, the best source of the history and images of "Jackson" the memory-holed Dennis the Menace character were from a biased and editorialized Snopes article.
The author, Hank Ketcham, tried to introduce a new black character in 1970 to make social commentary, and of course, protests broke out overnight in multiple US cities over a comic strip.
The first comic strip is a little shocking looking at how "Jackson" is drawn, but seems pretty tame to have people ranting in the streets.
The second attempt OTOH, which Snopes claimed was also widely denounced, is much more tasteful and it's harder to imagine what anyone would have to complain about.
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Unfortunately, the best source of the history and images of "Jackson" the memory-holed Dennis the Menace character were from a biased and editorialized Snopes article.
The author, Hank Ketcham, tried to introduce a new black character in 1970 to make social commentary, and of course, protests broke out overnight in multiple US cities over a comic strip.
The first comic strip is a little shocking looking at how "Jackson" is drawn, but seems pretty tame to have people ranting in the streets.
The second attempt OTOH, which Snopes claimed was also widely denounced, is much more tasteful and it's harder to imagine what anyone would have to complain about.