Talk:Epic Rap Battles of History 57/@comment-24855509-20150731195517/@comment-26781500-20150731200454

Uncle tom

he's a character from "uncle toms cabin". Lincoln called the author of uncle tom's cabin "the author of the book that started the civil war".

uncle tom is a black slave who is subserviant to his white masters. today its VERY common in the states for a black person to call another black person "uncle tom" if they're acting racist or if they're turning the other cheek to racism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom