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The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (1998)
Chi McBride smokes a cigar and holds a candle in a scene from The Secret Diary | UPN
This American sitcom aired on UPN in 1998. The story follows a black English nobleman named Desmond Pfeiffer (Chi McBride) who was chased out of the country after accruing some serious gambling debts. In the U.S., Desmond becomes President Abraham Lincoln’s valet. The show gives a glimpse into a Civil War-era White House that is full of drunkards.
However, before the series even debuted, it was surrounded in controversy because of its lighthearted take on the topic of American slavery.
Chi McBride smokes a cigar and holds a candle in a scene from The Secret Diary | UPN
This American sitcom aired on UPN in 1998. The story follows a black English nobleman named Desmond Pfeiffer (Chi McBride) who was chased out of the country after accruing some serious gambling debts. In the U.S., Desmond becomes President Abraham Lincoln’s valet. The show gives a glimpse into a Civil War-era White House that is full of drunkards.
However, before the series even debuted, it was surrounded in controversy because of its lighthearted take on the topic of American slavery.
