Course he did Maus b/c he was turning 30, wanted to do something meaningful, was originally going to riff off how B/W cartoon mice are takes on Black entertainers, with Ku Klux Kats. Then he went a Black artist could do that one, but not me. Hey I have a perfectly good Jewish story living right by me.
Imagine how fast the original idea woulda been banned. Southern rightwingers hate us, but they REALLY hate Black people.