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TIDBITS: From “A Conversation with Rod Serling,” a 1968 television interview featuring Rod Serling, the creator of The Twilight Zone; James Dickey, poet; and Bernie Harrison, journalist for the Washington Star. Their discussion largely focused on television as a medium for storytelling. Here, Serling advocates for more pointed criticisms of race relations in America, particularly in television documentaries. He praises, but also critiques “Same Mud, Same Blood,” a 1967 NBC documentary about black and white soldiers serving in Vietnam.When Serling lambastes the “tutelage of our Governor” in California, he’s referring to Ronald Reagan. While Reagan ran for Governor in 1966, he criticized the state’s fair housing laws, saying, “If an individual wants to discriminate against Negroes or others in selling or renting his house, he has the right to do so.” California’s fair housing laws would be repealed, but the law which repealed them was struck down when the U.S. Supreme Court declared the state was unconstitutionally involved in discrimination (Reitman v. Mulkey, 387 U.S. 369 (1967)). In 1988, as President of the United States, Reagan signed fair housing amendments into law, saying “Discrimination is particularly tragic when it means a family is refused housing near good schools, a good job, or simply in a better neighborhood to raise children.”Here, you can watch the full 1968 Serling interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFVJYFI93Bk&t=1623sSource (video): Library of CongressSource (info): IMDB, PBS SoCal, Justia, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum#RodSerling #TwilightZone #RonaldReagan #SCOTUS #BlackHistory