August 25, 2008: On the first day of the 2008 Democratic Convention, the Illinois State Senate President Emil Jones was accused of calling a Hillary Clinton delegate "Uncle Tom."FOX News: Clinton Supporter: Obama Mentor Called Me 'Uncle Tom' (August 25, 2008) According to Delmarie Cobb, she had been speaking about the Democratic primaries with Jones in a hotel lobby when the discussion turned heated.FOX News: Clinton Supporter: Obama Mentor Called Me 'Uncle Tom' (August 25, 2008) Jones allegedly shouted the term at Cobb while walking away.FOX News: Clinton Supporter: Obama Mentor Called Me 'Uncle Tom' (August 25, 2008)

"Uncle Tom" is a reference to the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. The term has been used among African-Americans against people perceived to be serving white interests at their own expense.

In the film Quiz Show, the wife of the character Dick Goodwin calls him, "the Uncle Tom of the Jews."