The Boondocks

comic strip

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"The Boondocks" is a comic strip created by Aaron McGruder. It ran from 1997 to 2006 and was syndicated in approximately 300 newspapers. The strip was also adapted into an animated television series. Its main character is Huey Freeman, a Black child from the inner city, who serves as a consistent voice of dissent, particularly regarding the war in Afghanistan.1

The term "boondocks" itself, in American informal English, refers to an area far from any towns or cities.2

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Aaron McGruder’s The Boondocks (1997–2006), which was syndicated in some 300 newspapers and transformed into an animated television series, featured a black child of the inner city named Huey Freeman as its main character. This character was the only consistent voice of dissent in American comic strips…
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Aaron McGruder’s The Boondocks (1997–2006), which was syndicated in some 300 newspapers and transformed into an animated television series, featured a black child of the inner city named Huey Freeman as its main character. This character was the only consistent voice of dissent in American comic strips…
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