Reclaiming the Name of the Black Hero Who Inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’

After 42 years of slavery, Josiah Henson escaped to Canada, where he wrote a memoir, founded a school and led others to ...
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The Book of Two Hemispheres: "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" in the United States and Europe

“The Book of Two Hemispheres” highlights the dynamic visual culture that arose in response to the most famous American anti-slavery novel of its era and arguably of all time: "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" by ...
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Connections: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (2011)

Consider the phrase “Uncle Tom”. In Beecher Stowe’s book, he was a hero. What changed? What do you think of when you hear the phrase “Uncle Tom?” On March 28, 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe published the ...