UNCLE TOM
JOSIAH HENSON
TOM COBLEY
UNCLE TOM COBLEY
JOSIAH HENSON
UNCLE TOM BOOK
UNCLE TOM LINKS
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SECTION 1
JOSIAH
HENSON
(1789-1883)
Josiah Henson was born into slavery on June 15, 1789 in Charles County,
Maryland. As a young boy he witnessed slavery’s cruelties inflicted
on his immediate family.
JOSIAH HENSON
(1789-1883)
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/henson-josiah-1789-1883/
Josiah
Henson
http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=5578
Josiah
Henson
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Josiah-Henson
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The Story of
Josiah Henson,
the Real Inspiration
for ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/story-josiah-henson-real-inspiration-uncle-toms-cabin-180969094/
Josiah
Henson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Henson
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SECTION 2
UNCLE
TOM
BOOK
Theatrical productions of Uncle Tom's Cabin played throughout the nadir
(post Civil War and Reconstruction); but since the novel's indictment
of slavery was no longer congenial to an increasingly white society,
rewrites changed Uncle Tom from a martyr who gave his life to protect
the people into a sentimental dope who was loyal to kindly masters.
In the black community, Uncle Tom eventually came to mean an African
American who sells out his people's interests and still does today. In
my opinion the phrase "uncle tom" should not be used today by black
people because it degrades the status of a man who wasn't in fact a sell
out but a hero who's name should be used with reverence not disgrace.
The real uncle tom was a black man born into slavery who gave his life to
protect other slaves. when his story was turned into a movie, the writers
re-worked the script making uncle tom's character the opposite; a slave
who was loyal to his master. unfortunately, this has become the most
commonly known image of uncle tom. because of the film, the term
"uncle tom" has become synonomous with "sellout", degrading the real uncle
tom. so once again, the white man has successfully managed to teach blacks
an incorrect, caucasion-favoring version of history.
Historically, Uncle Tom was a black man born into slavery, who ended up
sacrificing his own life to save the lives of other slaves. But, when this
story was made into a movie, Uncle Tom was portrayed as a slave who gave
his life for his master.
Now, an "Uncle Tom" is a derogatory term to describe a black man who "acts
white" and "talks white", or who is a sell-out to his own race. A black man
who kisses white people's asses, and who will turn his back on other black
people to keep the approval of whites. A sell-out, an ass kisser, a race
traitor...
I've also heard people describe an " Uncle Tom" as a whitewashed black man.
A black man who may have been raised by white people, and who therefore has
the manorisms and behaviors of a white man. He would also speak like a
"dorky/nerdy" white man.
A black man, who, while speaking to over the phone, one would think they were
talking to a white man.
A black man who will do anything to stay in good standing with "the white man"
including betray his own people.
Uncle Tom
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Uncle%20Tom
Uncle
Tom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom
When
'Uncle Tom'
Became an Insult
https://www.theroot.com/when-uncle-tom-became-an-insult-1790879561
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SECTION 3
UNCLE
TOM
JOSIAH HENSON
LINKS
Ever Wonder Who "Uncle Tom" Really Was?
https://www.beyondblackwhite.com/uncle-toms-cabin-north-pole-show-business-common/
Josiah Henson
http://www.spartacus-educational.com/USAShenson.htm
Josiah Henson
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/josiah-henson
Josiah Henson
https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5400/sc5496/008700/008783/html/008783bio.html
Josiah Henson:
the forgotten story in
the history of slavery
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jun/19/josiah-henson-the-forgotten-story-slavery-uncle-tom-s-cabin
Josiah Henson:
The true story
of Uncle Tom
https://www.14news.com/2020/07/23/josiah-henson-true-story-uncle-tom/
The Life of
Josiah Henson
http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/henson49/menu.html
The Life of
Josiah Henson
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/lhbtn.21827
The life of
Josiah Henson,
formerly a slave
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-37131055303663D&R=DC-37131055303663D
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Meaning and origin
of Uncle Tom
Cobley and all
https://wordhistories.net/2018/06/02/uncle-tom-cobley/
The Real Uncle Tom
http://www.coverart.com/2011/11/every-girls-september-1931-the-real-uncle-tom/
Redeeming Uncle Tom:
The Josiah Henson Story
https://www.mpt.org/stationrelations/redeeming-uncle-tom/
The Tom Caricature
https://www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/tom/
Uncle Tom
https://www.lexico.com/definition/uncle_tom
Uncle Tom
https://www.etymonline.com/word/Uncle%20Tom
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Historic Site
http://www.uncletomscabin.org
Uncle Tom's Story
of His Life
http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/henson/menu.html
Uncle Tom was a man who
refused to beat black women
https://urbanintellectuals.com/uncle-tom-man-refused-beat-black-women/?fbclid=IwAR0Gn9irW9BIcl3CYmxJdyViHpXXql7kPYj6EMGJIWcCUaEQsIYBNChYjUI
What does it mean
to be called an
“Uncle Tom”?
https://cgorman247.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/what-does-it-mean-to-be-called-an-uncle-tom/
Works by Josiah Henson
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/45155
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400
YEARS OF
INEQUALITY
http://www.400yearsofinequality.org/
Celebrating
African American
Culture & History
Black History Month
http://guides.hmcpl.org/c.php?g=790427&p=5657381
Racial Equity
Resource Guide
http://www.racialequityresourceguide.org/organizations/organizations/sectionFilter/Racial%20Healing
Understanding
Prejudice
https://secure.understandingprejudice.org/
Equal Justice
Initiative
https://eji.org/
The Collective
Black People Movement
(CBPM)
http://cbpm.org/index.html
TRIP DOWN
MEMORY LANE
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A Gathering
of Readers
https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~gathread/index.html
Malawi
Project
http://www.malawiproject.org/
Afro Kids
http://www.afrokids.com/
THE FREEMAN
INSTITUTE
http://www.freemaninstitute.com/
Africa
Resource
http://www.africaresource.com/
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African-American
Resources
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African American
Studies Library
Research Guide
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~savega/aframer.htm
African Music
Encyclopedia
http://africanmusic.org/
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and Knowledge Systems
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List of African
mythological figures
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