Murzynek Bambo

"Murzynek Bambo" (Bambo the black child) is a children's poem by Jewish-Polish author Julian Tuwim (September 1894 – December 1953), written in 1934, which tells a story of a fictitious African child named Bambo.[1] Tuwim's poem, which was said to have been written to promote tolerance toward other ethnicities during interwar Poland, is seen by many as highly controversial with critics accusing the author of perpetuating harmful racial stereotypes.

  1. ^ Maciej Tramer, "Bambo zrobił swoje", Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Polonica, vol. 26, issue 4, 2014, pp.149-160 (in Polish)
    • Quote: Jego pierwsza prezentacja nastąpiła rok wcześniej [1934] w "Czytance dla II klasy szkół powszechnych miejskich" opracowanej przez Mariana Falskiego [pl]