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Originally Posted by Dr. Eugene Felikson
Ha! I just wrote an essay on this a week ago. The funny thing about it is that Romero didn't even initially plan to create that subtext. It just so happened that the best man for the part was black. His filmography is full of lucky accidents.
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I've heard him say that and really think it's a total fabrication on Romero's part. He may not have had the civil rights subtext in mind to begin with, but he'd be pretty naive, given the script, to think audiences wouldn't start making those connections with a black lead actor in place. I just don't think, in 1968, having a black actor was just something he did, like deciding between a blonde and a brunette.