Part 4: Ernest Lee Thomas on Getting Lead Role as "Raj" on 'What's Happening' Sitcom
Part 2: Ernest Lee Thomas on Mother Divorcing Man for Being "Too Dark-Skinned"
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In this clip, Ernest Lee Thomas opened up about his experience as a kid going to a white high school and parents holding up "Go Back to Africa" signs when Black kids were coming in. He went on to speak about dealing with more racism as he went to college, where he had an openly racist and anti-Semitic professor who made his ideals known on the first day. To hear more, including how Ernest prayed to be white during segregation as a kid, hit the above clip.
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