Dr. Seuss, aka Theodore Geisel, was a dyed in the wool liberal. Now he’s a “racist”.
Historical Analysis
What few Americans know is that, despite his popular image as a kindly cartoonist for kids, Dr. Seuss was also a moralist and political progressive whose views suffuse his stories.
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