1. A twitter essay on Robert Heinlein and racism, a vexed topic.
7. Trying to tone racism of plot, Heinlein did introduce (problematically of course) "good" Japanese-American, Frank Roosevelt Matsui.
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8. But aside from (or in addition to) Sixth Column Heinlein in late 1940s & 1950s almost always tries to have multi-ethnic cast.
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9. This is very notable in juvenile (young adult) books Heinlein wrote. He insisted to agent that he be allowed to have Jewish characters.
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