Don't blame Uncle Tom

The Guardian ^ | 19 Jun 2020 | Betsy Reed (editor)

[GreenCell]

The hero of a novel published 150 years ago has become a byword for black betrayal and subservience. But has he been misrepresented? Gary Younge defends Harriet Beecher Stowe's iconic fictional slave.

I had my family watch this complete story...what an inspiration.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Uncle Tom was like Jesus ... loving and passive, but defiant to the end.

[joshua c]

yes he has been slandered

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

But ignorance is king and throwing ignorant labels at good men is kinger!!!

I like my quote there!

[EastTexasTraveler]

Uncle Tom was a hero.

[Tired of Taxes]

She wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin as a Christian allegory. He was written to be a Christ-like figure.

Then, there was the character George.

I read “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” (FR Book Club) after I read “Atlas Shrugged,” and the similarities between George and John Galt were interesting.

[Tired of Taxes]

Oops. I meant “Atlas Shrugged” was FR’s Book Club.