Dumbo, made in 1941, famously features a group of singing crows that depicted racist caricatures of African American accents. The main crow is named Jim Crow, in reference to the Jim Crow laws ...

Excluded from most theaters, I wonder how many blacks saw the beloved original “Dumbo” and how it affects them today. In the original, racially stereotyped black crows, led by “Jim Crow ...

Oh, wait. You remembered that. Yeah, if Dumbo is remembered for one thing other than the flying elephant, it’s probably for the problematic chorus of crows who help cheer him on his way.