When Reed was a child, he was the voice actor for the character of Franklin in the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special, the first Black character on the show, based on Charles Schulz's Peanuts cartoon.

8 things you didn’t know about Charles Schulz and ‘Peanuts’ "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz knew the real-life Charlie Brown, and other things that might surprise you about the popular ...

WINGATE, N.C. — Franklin, a character in the beloved "Peanuts" comic strip, is being honored with an exhibit at Wingate ...