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Gotta love Betty!
Last edited Sun Jan 2, 2022, 10:55 AM - Edit history (2)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/01/01/betty-white-black-dancer-arthur-duncan/9067252002/'He stays': Betty White refused to remove Black dancer from her show in 1954
In a time where segregation was at the forefront of American issues, Betty White rejected attempts to keep a Black dancer off her show.
The dancer, Arthur Duncan, was featured on “The Betty White Show” that aired in the 1950s. When she was encouraged to take him off because of the color of his skin, she politely declined.
"I'm sorry, but, you know, he stays," White said, according to a PBS biography.
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