Frank Braxton

Frank Braxton, Animation's first black animator by Floyd Norman  (2004) It was Warner Bros. Animation in the nineteen fifties, and this is the way the story goes. Animator, Benny Washam walked into the office of production manager, Johnny Burton and said, "I hear Warner Bros. has a racist policy and refuses to hire blacks." A furious Burton wheeled around in his office chair … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African Americans in Animation