The first African American animator at the Disney Studios was Floyd Norman, who started as an in-betweener at Disney in the 1950s. He became a full-time animator in time to work on “Sleeping Beauty” in 1957 and also worked on “101 Dalmatians” and “Jungle Book.” He quit Disney after Walt died in 1966 to co-found Vignette Films, working on, among other things, the intro animation for the TV show “Soul Train,” and later on the “Fat Albert” show. He eventually returned to Disney as a story artist and writer, working on “Robin Hood,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “Mulan,” “Toy Story 2,” and “Monsters Inc.” He’s still with us, at 90 years old.