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Jalen Rose and the Nuances of 'Uncle Tom'
When the Fab Five joined the University of Michigan Wolverines in 1991, their swagger and street style electrified basketball fans and transformed the way the sport is played today. Those who played against Michigan during that era endured plenty of trash-talking on the court from Jalen Rose, Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray…
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When 'Uncle Tom' Became an Insult
Today nobody wants to be called an Uncle Tom, but 150 years ago, it was a compliment. In Harriet Beecher Stowe’s abolitionist 1852 novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Uncle Tom is a martyr, not a sell-out. His devotion to his fellow slaves is so unshakable that he sacrifices a chance for freedom and, ultimately, his life…
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