Originally Posted by G-Benz

A pretty accurate assessment:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Black_Sambo

The story was fine (and yes, Sambo was of East Indian descent in the original story). It was the illustrations that were the problem, as well as the pirated copies that were distributed. I'm not sure how "Sambo" got its racial overtones, but that happened far earlier than the Sambo restaurants emerged. So it would be no surprise that the restaurant name would go under scrutiny.