![]() ![]() “I knew that I could sing, and I knew who I was before I met Mr. I didn't want them to misunderstand and think, ‘Fred Rogers discovered you.’ He did not,” Clemmons says. “I wanted people to understand the grit and the substance of how I got to be who I am. He writes about his life and his deep friendship with Rogers in his new memoir " Officer Clemmons." were high.Īnd as he writes in his new memoir, he found a family in Fred Rogers, a friend and mentor, and along with Fred's wife, Joanne Rogers. He served as a positive image of a black American at a time when racial tensions in the U.S. His role as Officer Clemmons on the show was groundbreaking. ![]() (Courtesy of Catapult)įrançois Clemmons overcame a difficult childhood and discrimination to become a musician, noted choir director and recurring character on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.” Facebook Email The cover of "Officer Clemmons" by Dr. ![]()
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