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Ceramic ashtray featuring "Sambo" character motif. This character was popular during the Jim Crow era and is now considered to be racist in nature. This object was collected and donated to the USM African American Collection by Gerald E. Talbot for education purposes.

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Gerald Talbot, Maine African American History, African Americans in Maine, Racism, Racist, Sambo, Ceramics, Ashtray

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