4. But for our purposes, tradition begins with stories of Br'er Rabbit (codified by J.C. Harris, but based on African-American lore)
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15. Aside from George Herriman, the artist who most consciously used cartoon animals to explore racism is Art Spiegelman, in "Maus"
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16. Part of what makes Pepe interesting/disheartening is that it's not a racist symbol but a cartoon in this tradition hijacked by racists.
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Also so many contemporary animated movie animal sidekicks are thinly veiled "ethnic" stereotypes (& voiced by Eddie Murphy etc).
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