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TIL Betty White, best known for The Golden Girls, made history in 1954 by refusing to remove Black tap dancer Arthur Duncan from her show despite pressure from Southern TV stations. She stood firm, saying “He stays,” but the show lost syndication and was canceled that same year.

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