Mr. Rogers started broadcasting in 1968, the same year MLK was assassinated. Mister Rogers Neighborhood was airing during the LA riots, during the Attica riots

Mr. Rogers started broadcasting in 1968, the same year MLK was assassinated. Mister Rogers Neighborhood was airing during the LA riots, during the Attica riots, during the height of Vietnam, during 9/11, during Watergate, etc. Issues of racial resentment and hatred were dealt with, head on, by Mr. Rogers in Mister Rogers Neighborhood. The television series continued until 2001, a year when the cultural and racial makeup of the USA was very similar to what it is today. The core message remained the same.