jan 1, 1852 - Uncle Toms Cabin
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The novel was written in 1852 by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe, a teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and a dedicated abolitionist, who was once greeted by Abraham Lincoln as the ‘little lady who started a war.’
‘So you’re the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war! President Abraham Lincoln reportedly said to Harriet Beecher Stowe when he met her at a White House reception on December 2, 1862.
The novel features Uncle Tom, an African-American slave whose long-suffering story touched millions. Several other characters are brought in as well to share their stories. It was the second best-selling overall book of the 19th century after the Bible and the best-selling novel. Just three years after being published people referred to the novel as being the most popular of the day.
The novel has a more infamous reputation of having popularized many stereotypes that people still carry today. Some have even said that the book is seen more often in a negative light because of creating so many stereotypes that some people underestimate and even forget the novel’s powerful role as an anti-slavery tool.
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Events Leading to the Civil War
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