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Uncle Tom Derogatory Term Black Man Servile White

Phrase/Idiom Uncle Tom
Definition This is a derogatory term for a black man who is servile towards white men.
Example He never stands up for us, the black. In the old days we’d have called him an Uncle Tom.

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