Morrie Turner’s Tribute to Barack Obama

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January 16, 2009

Morrie Turner, an Oakland native, created the Wee Pals comic strip in 1965. The Wee Pals comic strip characters portray a world without prejudice, a world in which people’s differences — race, religion, gender, and physical and mental ability– are cherished, not scorned.

Wee Pals achieved nationwide acceptance in 1968 when the strip appeared in over 100 newspapers nationwide.

Wee Pals continues to reach approximately 25 million readers with his Wee Pals characters. Morrie’s latest book is “Wee Pals Salute African Americans in the Military: Past and Present.”

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