Superman versus the Ku Klux Klan: The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate Highlight

The script would not use dialect or accents to distinguish characters by race, religion, or geographic region. This was not about condemning southerners or stereotyping minority groups. This was about teaching tolerance to millions of young listeners—and showing just how destructive prejudice could be. Even Superman’s heroics would be scaled back to allow the human characters to play heroes too. This would teach young listeners that ordinary people can stand up to bigotry.