The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Morrie Turner

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Morrie Turner

4/6/2004

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2004.041

Cartoonist Morrie Turner (1923 - 2014 ) created Wee Pals, the first multi-ethnic syndicated cartoon strip in the United States. Turner also wrote several children's books including, "The Illustrated Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr." Turner was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 4/6/2004, in Berkeley, California. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 55m 38s

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Turner, Morrie

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Morrie Turner (1923- ) is an African-American cartoonist and creator of the Wee Pals comic strip. Morris (Morrie) Turner was born December 12, 1923 in Oakland, California. His mother was a devout Christian who instilled these beliefs in her son. Turner started drawing cartoons in the fifth grade. Like many of his contemporaries, Turner drew newspaper cartoons during his service in WWII with the Army Airforce. Turner had no formal art training and worked as a ...