may 15, 1852 - Uncle Tom's Cabin
Description:
What was it- A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe explaining the horrors of slaveryHow did it lead to the Civil War- The book made northerners feel as if their eyes had been opened to the horrors of slavery, while Southerners protested that Stowe’s work was slanderous which caused conflict between the two.
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Date:
may 15, 1852
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~ 173 years ago