As a result of the research what I did on “gollywoggs” I have collected some notes: it was a difficult task as I became aware of my own personal and cultural history and the extent of “casualised racism” embedded unconsciously in my mind and my culture. Constant vigilance is the watchword and the price of ect ect. . . . .

========= Out-take 1: The scene is Lewes Bonfire Night - local (fictional) Bonfire Society “Lane Laines” discuss using a gollywogg or Gollihonky for a topical "tableau" -- they are in traditional minstral costumes ect….

========= Off-cut 1: Helen Bannerman’s Tales of Sambo (1899), Bobtail, Mingo, Quasha and Quibba in the Indian sub-continent -- The word gained prominence with the children's book. It was the story of a boy named Sambo who outwitted a group of hungry tigers. One recent edition has renamed the book The Story of Little Babaji.

Examples of "Sambo" as a common name can be found as far back as the 18th century.

It does not seem to have acquired the intentional, open racist connotation until the first half of the 20th century — possibly in defiance of protests made by African Americans.

The once-popular "Sambo's" restaurant chain used the Helen Bannerman images to promote and decorate their restaurants although it was named after the chain's co-owners, Samuel Battistone and Newell Bohnett. The word had such negative connotations by itself that despite the actual origin of the chain's name, it was a real contributing factor in the chain's demise in the early 1980s.

============ Foot-note 1: “Buy Golly: the history of black collectables” by Clinton Derricks - an actor, singer and producer who lives in Los Angeles. Eg the popular drama series Roots. - collecting black collectables for over fifteen years - widely recognised as a world authority on black collectables and the relevance of black collectables to the black community . - on television in the US in a debate on the political implications of these black collectable items.

His collecting has given him a double-edged fascination with both the history of an important nineteenth and twentieth century toys, and also the different messages that this toy and its representations carry. Many view golliwogs as an important segment of black social history in the western world; others find that these images are similar to certain social environments which have caused a negative image of blacks to be perpetrated, whether in books such as "Little Black Sambo", or in advertising and entertainment.

Foot-note 2 : Good Golly!: Wog and Honky Help 'sort' the World Pt.1: The Wonky Adventures of Golliwog and Gollihonky = Paperback by Frankie Lassut (Author) , Gracie McStacey (Illustrator) ISBN-10: 0955716713 Now retitled: Good Make-up! The Hell-Raising Rock and Roll Adventures of Alice Pooper and Iggy Popsicle Look it up yourself. . . ... .

Foot-note 3 = brief for the Cllr Barnett’s adviser : show some kind of remorse; remove the magnet golly from your fridge when entertaining strangers; tell reporters what hat you are wearing. . . . . and when and if you change it. ..