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of work to do and this bench needs to go over there. >> but we just moved it over here. >> dont question my authority, thanks! we talk about race and culture in serious ways. that is important. discussing these things in a sitcom, you are not offensive. you are able to take in new ideas. >> the family was doing something that nobody had ever done. >> we are talking about having one of the biggest bigots in america and having a black man coming to his house. >> you see my daughter glo...

Negro-ness. >> back in the 60s when a black person was on television there was huge pressure. >> it was a bit too much. by that, i mean the responsibility of it was maybe one that i should not have taken so seriously. >> that really drove ms. carol to the verge of a nervous breakdown. >> there are many people who feel i didnt take it seriously enough, but we were at the beginning and i think that beginning has resulted in a lot of the things that we see on the air today. >> woman: why did we cho...

As a white negro with very little negro-ness. >> dont worry about it. there will be another monday next week. >> be at the beginning there were certain stations that wouldnt even carry it, especially in the south. >> back in the 60s whenever a black person was on television, it was particularly pressure. >> it was a huge responsibility for diane carroll to have broken that ground. >> it was a bit too much. by that i mean the responsibility of it was maybe one that i shouldnt have taken so seriou...