For generations after the book was written, calling a black person an “Uncle Tom” was a real insult. Relating it to the book, do you feel that was an insult? Support your answer.

Book: Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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Yes, because to blacks, the name "Uncle Tom" evokes the character in the book. It's a person who acts subservient and inferior.

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