My parents had a lot of old music and art books like this. It's where (along with strong influences from Don Martin & Antonio Prohías - MAD) I learned cartooning.

Also, from dmonitor: >genuinely confused how the author/illustrator can include that sentence under their depiction of a black person. the lack of awareness is incredible.

It was 1937. I was born in the 60's and Song of the South regularly played on the Sunday night Disney show. Racism was blatent back in the day, but also considered normal.