Black History Fact... . . Uncle Tom was originally a character from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. . And also interesting is the man that Uncle Tom is believed to be largely based on, Josiah Henson. . . Uncle Tom was a man who refused to beat black women. Uncle Tom was a man who refused to tell on other slaves. Uncle tom was a man who would put cotton in other slaves’ bags at night, so that they wouldn’t get beat! Uncle Tom was a man who helped 100 slaves get free long before the underground railroad. Uncle Tom was a man, that once free, established the 1st Laborers school for other fugitive slaves! . . His name? Josiah Henson! Josiah Henson was an author, abolitionist, and minister. Born into slavery, in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, he escaped to Upper Canada in 1830, and founded a settlement and laborer’s school for other fugitive slaves at Dawn, near Dresden, in Kent County, Upper Canada, of British Canada. . . So stop calling these sell-outs Uncle tom! That’s a compliment! Uncle tom is a man to be respected. . . . . Paraphrased from @urbanintellectuals . . #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #josiahhenson #uncletom #uncletomscabin #harrietbeecherstowe #abolishionist #cotton #civilrights #blackpower #blackexcellence #blackman #strongblackmen #strongblackfathers #strongblackman #becauseofthemwecan #urbanintellectuals (at Black History Month) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8rkqOlpFC7/?igshid=1qnf5qsnu435e
