In Uncle Tom's Cabin, (the book) did blacks have a racial caste system? Please explain
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Have you read the book? What do you think?
Yes but I cant put it into words.
Weren't the house slaves considered above the field slaves? Weren't slaves of lighter color with some white ancestry considered above those with only African ancestry?
Can you please tell me what chapters you found that information from so I can state it?
I'm sorry -- but it's been over 60 years since I read that book -- and I do not have a copy of it.
If you goto chapter 20 you can see how the lighter skinned Rosa and Jane treat Topsy and talk about darker slaves in general.
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