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I think you want "what is Uncle Tom?" Uncle Tom's cabin was an amazing book written by M. Stowe in the 1850's. It is, in fact, given much credit to help end slavery. the book introduced stereotypes such as "Mammy" (a nanny type character) and the "Uncle Tom" (a beaten down, abused, yet still loyal family slave)

in a sentence; "you don't need to kiss his butt, don't be an uncle tom, say what you feel."

Please know that this saying is considered a racist statement because many people simply assumed that this was true of most older black men of the time, and chose to remain ignorant of their individual diversity.

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