Re: "Sambo's" etymology [was: California dining advice needed.]

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From: Robert Lauriston
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 21:50

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Tim May wrote:

> Alas, the niggardly reaction to the name "Sambo's," belying a deep
> ignorance of the origin of the name, caused that chain to change its
> name (and eventually liquidate, as I recall...only one "Sambo's"
> remains, in Santa Barbara). 
> 
> --Tim May

The word "sambo" came from American Spanish and means Negro or mulatto.

The restaurant name was a concatenation of the nicknames of the 
founders, Sam Battistone and Newell "Bo" Bohnett. When they discovered 
the old children's book Little Black Sambo, by Helen Bannerman, they 
adopted the character as their mascot. Despite its Indian setting, 
Bannerman's Sambo was a black caricature.

The restaurant never changed its name.

What was that you were saying about deep ignorance?

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