Segment 1: Is The Cat in the Hat 's design inspired by blackface? Have you ever revisited a favorite book from your childhood ... to find that it is actually racist? As our society's perspective on race evolves, we look at racial undertones within children literature. Philip Nel, author, Was the Cat in the Hat Black? Christine Taylor Butler , children's book author Segment 2, beginning at 33:09: Local writer conveys the injustices Latin America faces through poetry. Kansas City artist and