François Clemmons shares his beautiful spirit and two songs! Dont miss  this incredible chat!

François Scarborough Clemmons is an American singer, actor, writer and  teacher. He is known for his appearances as "Officer Clemmons" on the  PBS television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood from 1968 to 1993.  For 25 years, Clemmons performed the role of Officer Clemmons, a  friendly neighborhood policeman, in the "Neighborhood of Make-Believe"  on the children's television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. In the  neighborhood itself, Clemmons ran a singing and dance studio located in  the building diagonally across the street from Mister Rogers' house. He  was one of the first African Americans to have a recurring role on a  children's TV series, and his presentation – as both a beloved neighbor  to Mister Rogers and as a respected authority figure – has been  described as a ground-breaking message in race relations. For example,  in 1969, when racially integrated community swimming pools were still  controversial, Mr. Rogers invited Officer Clemmons to cool his feet with  him in a small, plastic wading pool. Mr. Rogers lent Officer Clemmons a  towel to dry his feet and then used the same towel to dry his own feet,  breaking a well-known color barrier.  Clemmons told the story of how he  became "Officer Clemmons" on StoryCorps.