UNCLE TOM
JOSIAH HENSON
TOM COBLEY
UNCLE TOM COBLEY




JOSIAH HENSON

UNCLE TOM BOOK

UNCLE TOM LINKS



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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

https://kwekudee-tripdownmemorylane.blogspot.com/




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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Real History
World Wide

http://www.realhistoryww.com/




Quatr.us
http://quatr.us/




African-American
Resources

http://www.ushistory.org/more/african-american.htm




African American
Studies Library
Research Guide

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~savega/aframer.htm




African Music
Encyclopedia

http://africanmusic.org/




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AFROPEDEA
http://www.afropedia.org




World Afropedia
http://worldafropedia.com/afropedia/Main_Page




African
Indigenous Science
and Knowledge Systems

http://www.africahistory.net/




Natives Wiki
http://tribalspedia.wikia.com/wiki/Natives_Wiki




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Islamic Wiki
http://islam.wikia.com/




List of African
mythological figures

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African_mythological_figures




Minority
Treaties

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_Treaties




Sexism
http://www.understandingprejudice.org/




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