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'''Uncle Tom''' was a character in the anti-[[slavery]] [[novel]] ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]'', written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in the mid 1800's.  In the novel, Uncle Tom is a slave who, due to the debts of his owning family, is sold to a slave trader and eventually sold to Simon Legree.  After Uncle Tom refuses to whip another slave on the plantation, Legree resolves to crush his spirit and devotion to [[God.]]  On the verge of giving up and renouncing his faith, Tom has visions of [[Jesus]] and Eva, a white girl he befriended earlier in the novel, and remains true to his faith.  After encouraging other slaves to escape, he is confronted by Legree who demands Tom tell him where they are.  When Tom refuses again, he is beaten to death by Simon Legree.

'''Uncle Tom''' was a character in the anti-[[slavery]] [[novel]] ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]'', written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in the mid 1800's.  In the novel, Uncle Tom is a slave who, due to the debts of his owning family, is sold to a slave trader and eventually sold to Simon Legree.  After Uncle Tom refuses to whip another slave on the plantation, Legree resolves to crush his spirit and devotion to [[God]]. On the verge of giving up and renouncing his faith, Tom has visions of [[Jesus]] and Eva, a white girl he befriended earlier in the novel, and remains true to his faith.  After encouraging other slaves to escape, he is confronted by Legree who demands Tom tell him where they are.  When Tom refuses again, he is beaten to death by Simon Legree.

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