Confessions of an Uncle Tom: I Toil... (Volume 1)

It?s all about love. The desire for acceptance is a powerful urge that struggles with the need to ?just be me.? Volume I of Confessions of an Uncle Tom by Michael James & Donald Brown begins this often painful but sometimes humorous exploration of the term ?Uncle Tom? a universal concept basically meaning ?sell-out.? First, one has to admit the problem, dis-cover the schism?s roots, then (toil) move forward to make your true contribution. As they say down home, ?It ain?t hard, it just ain?t easy.? Learn how and why Black-Americans (and you too) still struggle with this concept in a quest for positive self-identity and acceptance. ?An American, a Negro, two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.? ? W. E. B. Dubois (1903)