The original Twilight Zone was inspired by the Emmett Till case.

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When people complain that TV is "too woke" now, but you remember The Twilight Zone exists because Serling was so sickened by what happened to Emmett Till and the acquittal of those involved in the child's murder that he created the show to get around the censors to talk about it.

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The loudest haters are the ones who don't know a damn thing about the past nor the present

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Muting this now but please consider donating to Palestine, Congo, or Sudan relief funds!

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Yuuuup

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For more jnfo about thus specifically, here ya go!

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Yes!


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