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The story was a children's favorite for many years, but then became subject to a censorship campaign in certain countries based on complaints about outdated racial imagery.<ref>'While this story has charmed generations, current publishers have decided to avoid any sense of perceived negative connotations by reissuing the ORIGINAL storybook with a new title: "The Story of Little Babaji.' [http://www.sambosrestaurant.com/indexsam.htm ] </ref>
The story was a children's favorite for many years, but then became subject to a censorship campaign in certain countries based on complaints about outdated racial imagery.<ref>'While this story has charmed generations, current publishers have decided to avoid any sense of perceived negative connotations by reissuing the ORIGINAL storybook with a new title: "The Story of Little Babaji.' [http://www.sambosrestaurant.com/indexsam.htm ] </ref>
==Racial stereotyping==
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A 1941 book and record version of the story "epitomizes the worst of [[racial stereotyping]] -- Sambo's parents are now [[Mammy]] and [[Pappy]], for example, and they are caricatures of [[Aunt Jemima]] and [[Steppin' Fetchit]]." [http://www.tomfolio.com/bookdetailssu.asp?b=7986&m=81]
==Restaurant Chain==
==Restaurant Chain==
The controversy over the book led to the closing of a chain of over 1,000 Sambo's restaurants. The restaurants had been named after its founders, Sam Battistone and Newell Bohnett, but the association with the story led activists to campaign for a name change, and the chain declared bankruptcy by the end of the 1970s. The flagship location remains in business in Santa Barbara, California.
==Notes==
==Notes==