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Historically Pleasantville tackles the issue of racism and bigotry. The town starts getting upset with the introduction of "color" and starts treating those with color differently than the ones in black and white. They even begin burning books which ties back to Nazi Germany. It ties back to many issues that people sadly are still struggling with today.

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