Little Black Sambo Children's Book

Name/Title

Little Black Sambo Children's Book

Entry/Object ID

2007.7.325

Scope and Content

Little Black Sambo Children's Book. Paper book story of a black boy from India who tricked tigers into fighting each other instead of eating him. He tied their tails together and they circled so fast they turned into butter which he used for his pancakes. The term "Little Black Sambo" became associated with the black race and the book became an example of stereotype.

Collection

Black Archives

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Stereotypes

Search Terms

Black History, Little Black Sambo

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 25, 2014