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Sambo may have one of the following meanings. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a Wikimedia Foundation project intended to be a free wiki dictionary (hence: Wiktionary) (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ...

Not to be confused with Samba, an Afro-Brazilian dancing/music style. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sambo is now seen as a derogatory term for an African American. ... Little Black Sambo, from the cover of the 1899 edition The Story of Little Black Sambo is a childrens book by Helen Bannerman, a Scot living in India, first published in 1899. ... Sambos Restaurant, the only one remaining, in Santa Barbara, California (August 2005) Sambos is the name of a former American restaurant chain, started in 1957 by Sam Battistone (who later became the owner of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association) and Newell Bohnett. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Common-law marriage (or common law marriage), sometimes called informal marriage or marriage by habit and repute is, historically, a form of interpersonal status in which a man and a woman are legally married. ... Samba is one of the most popular forms of music in Brazil. ...


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Sambo (ethnic slur) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (531 words)
Sambo is now seen as a derogatory term for an African American.
The book's original illustrations show a Sambo character resembling a golliwog, a European version sometimes viewed as an iconic, racist "darky" stereotypes, which could be taken as a stereotype of either Indian or African people (the generalization being racially problematic in its own respect, characterized later in this article).
The once-popular "Sambo's" restaurant chain used the Helen Bannerman images to promote and decorate their restaurants although it was named after the chain's co-owners, Samuel Battistone and Newell Bohnett.
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