Uncle TomA negro slave, noted for his fidelity, piety, and the faithful discharge of all his duties. Being sold, he has to submit to the most revolting cruelties. (Mrs. Beecher Stowe: Uncle Tom's Cabin.) This tale was founded on the story of Josiah Henson (1787), told to Mrs. Stowe by Henson himself. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Uncle Tom from Infoplease:
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