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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The original story of Little Black Sambo was
written by Helen Bannerman and the original copywriter was 1925. Additional
years were 1928, 1955, and 1972. I have a copy from 1972 as I worked for Sambo's
restaurants during that time. I also have all of the original pictures from the
closing of Sambo's. It was a good place to eat.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Susie</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Kith-n-Kin@att.net href="mailto:Kith-n-Kin@att.net">Kith-n-Kin
(ATT)</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:16
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [or-roots] Little Black
Sambo 1946</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Would it just be
tacky as heck to point out that the story of “Little Black Sambo” was about an
East Indian boy? Where did you ever see a tiger in </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Alabama</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">? Too bad about that
PC stuff, ruined a good book once people started taking offense.
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Matter of fact,
probably the first movie I ever saw was “Song of the South”, played in Kinzua
at the Community Center – perhaps 1945 or so. My all time favorite movie and
you have to get a copy from a European source if you want to watch it today.
Think I will. So there.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have to say, much
as it pains me, that my grandfather, who probably never saw many black people
growing up in </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jackson</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">County</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> and only one Asian
that I know of, was a bigot. Who knows where he got that! Fortunately, my
parents somehow protected us from his behavior, or explaining that it wasn’t
right, so we grew up differently. Just sort of middle class white bread
unintentional racist. But, we got over it. Helps to have all sorts in
the family tree. . . and to dinner. . .</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Pat (in
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tucson</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">)</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
[mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Connie Guardino<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, June 16, 2004 12:57
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [or-roots] Little Black
Sambo 1946</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">There were no black people in Grants
Pass when my mother was growing up. There is a "Black Sambo" story told about
her: The first time she ever saw a black person, she asked: "Why does that man
have shoe polish all over his face?" I forget now how old she was, but she
must have been quite young. I also grew up in Grants Pass, and didn't know
about blacks or hispanics until we moved to California for a brief period of
time. I knew about Chinese because of neighbors. Your wife died in 1993? She
was terrified by black people for the rest of her life? That seems mighty
strange, as she would have lifed through the civil rights movement and should
have had enough exposure to blacks to know the majority of them aren't going
to put anybody in a "stew pot!"</SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Cecil Houk wrote: </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The following is <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">NOT</SPAN></B> PC.</SPAN></FONT> <FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The story of "Little Black
Sambo" is no longer allowed in this country, but it was very popular in the
1940's. Not only in the USA, but also in
Japan.</SPAN></FONT> <FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Prior to WWII Japan was a "closed society"; no
foreigners were allowed. The only exposure to black people the
Japanese people had was "Little Black Sambo" and stories of African
cannibals.</SPAN></FONT> <FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">One day in 1946, a young girl was walking home
from school. She passed a field where American occupation soldiers
were playing baseball. One of them offered her a candy bar... he was
black!</SPAN></FONT> <FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">She envisioned herself in a big stew pot!!
She ran all the way home - screaming. She was terrified by black
people for the rest of her life.</SPAN></FONT> <FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I know this is true because she was my first
wife. She died in 1993, but not in a stew pot;
cancer.</SPAN></FONT> <IMG height=136
src="cid:012401c453e1$7f7f1b40$3752b1cf@hppav" width=92 border=0><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Midori
Murakami1935-1993</SPAN></FONT> <FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret.</SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">PO Box 530833</SPAN></FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">San Diego CA
92153</SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">FAX 619-428-6434</SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="mailto:cchouk@cox.net">mailto:cchouk@cox.net</A></SPAN></FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ANDERSON - BLAKELY -
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