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Uncle Tom
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Uncle Tom

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(derogatory) A black man who is very obedient to white authority
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I went to my knees and rolled and pulled erect, facing him. “Get up, Uncle Tom,” he said, and I clipped him.

Ralph Ellison. The Invisible Man (1952)
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This sound mighty much like some ole uncle Tomming to me.
Shug snort, Well, she say, Uncle Tom wasn’t call Uncle for nothing.

Alice Walker. The Color Purple (1982)
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