Uncle Tom's Cabin

[kia027]

Re: Uncle Tom's Cabin

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pepper</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I thought the phrase uncle tom referred to docile or accepting slaves. I was never aware of any reference to christianity. More so, slaves that believed the whites are superior theory and acted accordingly.

I haven't read that book since teen years. Maybe I should revisit and read through the eyes of an adult. </div></div>

That is what I am doing now.. Uncle Tom is docile due to Christian beliefs.

[Seveen]

Re: Uncle Tom's Cabin

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pepper</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I thought the phrase uncle tom referred to docile or accepting slaves. I was never aware of any reference to christianity. More so, slaves that believed the whites are superior theory and acted accordingly.

I haven't read that book since teen years. Maybe I should revisit and read through the eyes of an adult. </div></div>


That is what I am doing now.. Uncle Tom is docile due to Christian beliefs. </div></div>

but he couldn't and didn't read The Word directly - he listened to massa regarding The Bible - so he listened to massa and did what massa said regarding christianity - didn't form his own opinions . . . thus uncle tom - listening to what white folks say without independent verification

[kia027]

Re: Uncle Tom's Cabin

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Seveen</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pepper</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I thought the phrase uncle tom referred to docile or accepting slaves. I was never aware of any reference to christianity. More so, slaves that believed the whites are superior theory and acted accordingly.

I haven't read that book since teen years. Maybe I should revisit and read through the eyes of an adult. </div></div>


That is what I am doing now.. Uncle Tom is docile due to Christian beliefs. </div></div>

but he couldn't and didn't read The Word directly - he listened to massa regarding The Bible - so he listened to massa and did what massa said regarding christianity - didn't form his own opinions . . . thus uncle tom - listening to what white folks say without independent verification </div></div>

Tom could read but not well.. He had George Shelby Jr, and later Evangeline read from it to him

[franksterr]

Re: Uncle Tom's Cabin

The survival skills (jive talking - playing the fool) of the old fox &quot;uncle tom&quot; has been link with the phenomena of the &quot;house [censored]&quot; (protecting his privilege) as that of a sell out. Uncle Tom may have been a docile and meek person, who goes along to get along, but he was no sellout. It was Malcolm X who first made the juxta-position popular, that may have led to the percieve confusion. The situation was addresses differently by both Marcus Garvey and Booker T Washington as &quot;crabs in a barrell&quot; syndrome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snzSkny3SZ0&amp;feature=related