William Thomas Jr.: They Called Him Buckwheat | DIGGING IN THE CRATES 🎞️

The story of Buckwheat and the actor who brought him to life, began long before Eddie Murphy’s SNL parodies and long before the syndicated reruns of Our Gang hit television screens around the world.

William Thomas Jr. was one of the most recognizable child stars of his generation. But fame, especially for Black children in early Hollywood, often came at a cost. And youth has a way of keeping you so focused on the being of it all, that you don’t always realize what’s being done to you.

In this episode of Digging in the Crates, we uncover the real story behind the little boy the world called Buckwheat — and the man the world forgot: William Thomas Jr.

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