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Sambo Stereotype

In: Encyclopedia of African American Society
Edited by: Gerald D. Jaynes
Subject:Black Studies, Race & Ethnicity

One of the most enduring stereotypes throughout American history, which portrays black men as simple-minded, childish, docile, and lazy. Like most racially motivated stereotypes, Sambo was an oversimplified and formulaic departure from reality. The fabrication of the Sambo ...

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  Jaynes, G. D. (2005). Sambo stereotype. In Encyclopedia of African American society (Vol. 1, pp. 727-727). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412952507.n561
  
  Jaynes, Gerald D. "Sambo Stereotype." In Encyclopedia of African American Society, edited by Gerald D. Jaynes, 727. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2005. doi: 10.4135/9781412952507.n561.
  
  Jaynes, G D 2005, 'Sambo stereotype', in Jaynes, GD (ed.), Encyclopedia of african american society, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 727, viewed 31 October 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412952507.n561.
  
  Jaynes, Gerald D. "Sambo Stereotype." Encyclopedia of African American Society. Ed. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2005. 727. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 31 Oct. 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412952507.n561.
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