Thank you for your thoughts! Well said Lonnie. You see, my perception of what the book was had been colored by the use of the term “Uncle Tom” as a pejorative through the years.

In actuality, the term “Sambo” better fits the characteristics we often ascribe to Uncle Tom.
So how did we get to the place where the Sambo character was left by the wayside, and the undeserving Uncle Tom assumes the mantle of the modern day pandering snitch? For more than a century, the Uncle Tom character has taken the rap for Quimbo and Sambo (whose qualities I have assigned to the infamous Jesse Jackson pictured above left), two slaves-turned-foremen who lived and worked on the plantation where Uncle Tom died. Today, the term is largely derogatory but the etymology of the word appears to be “zambo,” a word that was used during the Spanish and Portuguese Empire periods to describe a mixed person that appeared more Black than white. Thank you for this post on the true definitive meaning of Sambo. And me an avid reader? The Ten Most Interesting Little Known Black History Facts, Trump Supporter Who Killed Black Lives Matter Protester Dies By Suicide, Andrew Gillum And Wife Open Up To Tamron Hall About Hotel Incident, Marriage And More, Who Is Jessica Betts? Far from being a snitch, Tom lost his life protecting runaway slaves. ladysforest said this on February 26, 2017 at 10:02 am | Reply, D johnson said this on July 17, 2017 at 9:55 am | Reply. Copyright Law, United States Code, Title 17. nobilityofspirit said this on September 21, 2015 at 9:13 am | Reply, Ladysforest is right – a LOAD of black folks haven’t read it and the propaganda of the Tom shows, cartoons and ignorance has worked, NONONsense said this on November 14, 2016 at 12:37 pm | Reply. ABOVE ARE “COPIES” THAT CONTAIN LINKS TO THE ORIGINAL POSTS, Assurances From Hawaii About The Validity Of obamas Birth Certificate. So how did the disconnect happen? Other variants of the name appear throughout African and indigenous culture across the Caribbean. To most of us, the phrase “Uncle Tom” is synonymous with a Black person who has sold out their race. Like many, I had followed the false narrative for most of my life – I saw no reason for anyone to mis-characterize Uncle Tom. In these days of historical revisions, it is time to set the record straight about who Uncle Tom really was.
It is amazing how people , even after seeing and hearing the truth can twist it to meet their ideological needs! I edited it a little. and LOTS of other related bits, Hawaii DoH Rules of Practice and Procedure. I must read it again. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Uncle Tom received the final fatal blows from “Sambo”, a black overseer who had won his position by “snitching” on other slaves, and being willing to torment and torture them at the behest of his master. There is also evidence that the word is derived from the West African Foulah tribal language, which translates into “uncle.”, In Stowe’s 1852 book, the character of Sambo was one of the slave overseers that work for the cruel slave owner, Simon Legree. And it had the added effect of pitting generations of black against black while leaving the white hands clean. I have copied it to a post on my FB page it is very informative. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. The contents of this blog are protected under U.S. Loyal and faithful to white employers, they are duplicitous in their dealings with fellow blacks.

But I decided to read the damn thing and get the true  meaning of the term “Uncle Tom” straight from the original source anyway. The racial term “Sambo” first came to prominence in modern American culture with the publishing of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. The tale of a dark-skinned East Indian boy helped push the narrative that the term was racist and meant to be offensive. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ALL POSTS LISTED IN THE SECTION ABOVE ARE RESEARCH PERTAINING TO OBAMA’S PUBLICALLY AVAILABLE BIRTH “RECORDS”. Scottish author Helen Bannerman’s The Story of Little Black Sambo in 1899 also gave the term more of its negative connection. ( Log Out /  Whether or not Jesse Jackson or Dr. Carson is Sambo, Quimbo, or Uncle Tom I don’t know. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. I had known the story was about slavery, and I had a vague sense that “Uncle Tom” would be a obsequious, groveling, favor seeking snitch, as well as the story delivering the obligatory all-whites-owned-and-viciously-beat-black-slaves history lesson. All Rights Reserved. I have often wondered how many on the left – the Proggies – have actually read Uncle Toms Cabin. ( Log Out /  Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Wouldn’t sell tickets. However, the origin of the term reaches back to the 1700s according to some scholars, and there is evidence the name is a variation of a West African name as well. Yes. I’ve been screaming this for many years on deaf ears. I guess it simply wouldn’t do to leave the character in his true form as a good man, an honest man, a compassionate and God fearing person.

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