Uncle Tom (Uncle Tom's Cabin) is a fictional character who loved his enemies, turned the other cheek, etc. Booker referred to people as "Uncle Tom's" for conduct that was out of character for Tom, who was a model slave, but not a sellout, collaborator, or coward. Tom refused to do his master's dirty work, even to spare himself from severe punishment and death. Tom received a severe lashing by a couple of slave henchmen for his refusal to obey an order to whip another slave, and was ultimately killed by his master, Simon LaGree, for refusing to give up information concerning the whereabouts (and escape plan) of a couple of slaves.
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