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Uncle Tom
Uncle Tom noun - (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites.
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Sam Lucas, who played Uncle Tom, is believed to be the first black actor to star in a film aimed at white audiences.
Source: Literature / Uncle Tom's Cabin -
In Uncle Tom's Cabin, the main character Eliza is one quarter black, with skin just light enough for her to pass as white.
Source: But Not Too Black - When a black preacher comes to his cell mouthing platitudes about Jesus, Marcus reacts scornfully, calling the preacher an Uncle Tom.
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