Did you know that “Sesame Street,” released in November of 1969, was banned less than six months later by the all-white State Commission for Educational Television in Mississippi? The news made national headlines, bringing parents from all parts of the country together to protest the ban.­­­­­­ Read how the commission responded to the outpour of public feedback and how the “Sesame Street” gang changed children’s TV forever in the article by washingtonpost linked in our bio. With the "Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited" arriving on May 26 at MCHC, and early ticketing opening for members in just 12 days, make sure you join or renew your membership today! #Sesame Street #Mississippi #Baltimore #Maryland #History #Culture Photo: New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath gets the football during a taping of "Sesame Street" in New York, Sept. 25, 1972. (Harry Harris/AP)