Powerful Stan Lee column from 1968 about racism resurfaces on Twitter

Following the death of Marvel comics’ Stan Lee, people have begun recirculating a 1968 column Lee wrote denouncing racism (something a disturbing number of politicians refuse to do to this day).

As part of his storied comics career, Lee spent almost four decades writing regular installments of  ”Stan’s Soapbox” on the backs of comics, in which he frequently fought for his heroes’ values of tolerance and equality. 

“Bigotry and racism are among the deadliest social ills plaguing the world today…It’s totally irrational, patently insane to condemn an entire race — to despise an entire nation — to vilify an entire religion,” Lee wrote. “…Sooner or later, if man is ever to be worthy of his destiny, we must fill out hearts with tolerance.” Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Powerful Stan Lee column from 1968 about racism resurfaces on Twitter