jan 1, 1852 - Uncle Tom's Cabin - the abolitionist movement
Description:
Harriet Beecher Stowe published Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852.It helped to spread the idea of abolition.
Southerners were outraged and claimed Stowe had no understanding of slavery as it existed.
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Date:
jan 1, 1852
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~ 173 years ago