Digital Publius: Of Toms and Sambos How did "Uncle Tom" become a pejorative? The original, from the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin was a brave Christian man who gave his life to protect the fellow slaves he had helped to escape....
Posted by Michael Bates on March 24, 2014 1:18 AM
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