"I would rather die than snitch" -OG Uncle Tom

[BruhMayne]

Hate it had to be him

Original Uncle Tom was a black man who would rather die than sell out his own people


Told racist cacs to suck a dikk when they tried to get him to tell on the whereabouts of runaway black female slaves


Got beat to death for his no snitching policy only for his name to become a euphemism for selling out which is literally the exact opposite of what he did


I hadnt looked into the book before so I know Im late, but still

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/uncletom/section10.rhtml

He tells Tom that he will kill him if Tom does not tell him what he knows about the women’s escape, but Tom says that he would rather die than speak.

Edit: Backstory for those who didnt know

Spoiler

Some knowledge in the quotes below but basically... In the original novel Uncle Tom's Cabin which came out in the 1850's, the man Uncle Tom was a slave a who was killed because he didnt give up fellow runaway slaves. Only problem was the novel got real popular.

White ppl didnt like the idea of main character of a popular book being an anti-c00n black slave, especially while during slavery. So they changed the narrative in many ways such as rewriting the book, doing minstrel shows starring Uncle Tom, etc. since it was before the Copyright Law of 1856. They then changed mainstream's version of Uncle Tom as an obedient, subservient, willing to please his master at all cost type of slave. Basically what we know it as today

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.

Historically, Uncle Tom was a blackman 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.

Stowe's melodramatic story humanized the suffering of slavery for White audiences by portraying Tom as a Christlike figure who is ultimately martyred, beaten to death by a cruel master because Tom refuses to betray the whereabouts of two women who had escaped from slavery.

The wiki pretty much covers it all
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom

 

[rich]

 

[acri1]

 

[Blackout]

We use the word c00n now tho

 

[BruhMayne]

Some knowledge in the quotes below but basically... In the original novel Uncle Tom's Cabin which came out in the 1850's, the man Uncle Tom was a slave a who was killed because he didnt give up fellow runaway slaves. Only problem was the novel got real popular.

White ppl didnt like the idea of main character of a popular book being an anti-c00n black slave, especially while during slavery. So they changed the narrative in many ways such as rewriting the book, doing minstrel shows starring Uncle Tom, etc. since it was before the Copyright Law of 1856. They then changed mainstream's version of Uncle Tom as an obedient, subservient, willing to please his master at all cost type of slave. Basically what we know it as today

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.

Historically, Uncle Tom was a blackman 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.

Stowe's melodramatic story humanized the suffering of slavery for White audiences by portraying Tom as a Christlike figure who is ultimately martyred, beaten to death by a cruel master because Tom refuses to betray the whereabouts of two women who had escaped from slavery.

The wiki pretty much covers it all
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom

 

[blackestofpanthers]

Sambo was the villain

 

[BruhMayne]

Sambo was the villain

Yep

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/uncletom/section10.rhtml

He tells Tom that he will kill him if Tom does not tell him what he knows about the women’s escape, but Tom says that he would rather die than speak. Legree pauses for a moment, as if good and evil were battling inside his heart, but evil wins. Legree beats Tom all night, and then he orders Sambo and Quimbo, the overseers, to continue the beating.

 

[SirReginald]

Uncle Tom was a real G. Paved the way for us

Spoiler: My REAL Thoughts

It's sad that our people don't know their history of Uncle Tom's Cabin. They use the word not knowing what it means. Uncle Tom was not a sellout and he helped his people. Even sacrificed his life for the other slaves. We need to get more educated.

 

[The 2020 New Member]

no offense, but i thought everyone knew this. i guessed wrong. pos rep op.

 

[SirReginald]

no offense, but i thought everyone knew this. i guessed wrong. pos rep op.

The sad part is only a small percent of our people know the real truth.

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

no offense, but i thought everyone knew this. i guessed wrong. pos rep op.

Thats what I'm saying...

 

[BruhMayne]

no offense, but i thought everyone knew this. i guessed wrong. pos rep op.

No offense taken, and thats why said I know Im late

Thats what I'm saying...

Unfortunately nah. I had the same expression as the first two replies when I found out

 

[Danny Up]

The sad part is only a small percent of our people know the real truth.

And you're not one of them...

 

[Scientific Playa]

Powerful Scene from "Mandingo" - 1977 - Black on Black Crime

 

[SirReginald]

And you're not one of them...

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Now I added to that so that makes it -2,170