jan 1, 1852 - Uncle Tom's Cabin
Description:
Harriet Beecher Stowe-personal situations (whippings, SA, family separation, white religious guilt)
-sold many in U.S. and twice the num in Britain
-soon there was a theatrical version (drew on minstrel show ideas)
Effects: southern whites challenged Stowe, so she released a Key to Uncle tom's Cabin with all her sources and evidence.
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1852
Now
~ 174 years ago