Irish author and political activist George Bernard Shaw's description of Hell is as accurate today as it was in the early twentieth century. “Hell, in short, is a place where you have nothing to do but amuse yourself.”

Nevertheless, it got me thinking: where did the black person/monkey/ape stereotype come from? I've seen and heard plenty of white people get called "mayo monkeys". George W. Bush was portrayed as a monkey by the media, including in the animated series Family Guy. So why does the stereotype stick to black people?