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| | The Tom Caricature |
 | | The Tom caricature, as with the Mammy Caricature, was born in ante-bellum America in the defense of slavery. |
 | | Always as toms are chased, harassed, hounded, flogged, enslaved, and insulted, they keep the faith, n'er turn against their white massas, and remain hearty, submissive, stoic, generous, selfless, and oh-so-very kind. |
 | | Tom is sold to Simon Legree, a brutal and sadistic deep South plantation owner; he is also a drunkard who hates religion and religious people. |
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