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Uncle Tom's Cabin, By Harriet Beecher Stowe

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The article that I chose to read was Uncle Tom`s Cabin. In the essay, we will compare the details from the article and video. Then we will contrast the details from the article and video. Finally, we will answer the questions to the following: What were Stowe`s motivation for writing Uncle Tom`s Cabin and in what way do you think Harriet Beecher Stowe could be a role model or inspiration for someone today?

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Harriet Beecher Stowe was a woman who cared about human rights. For over 18 years Harriet observed a slaving holding community in Kentucky right across the Ohio river in Cincinnati, where she lived. Since Harriet was disturbed by what she saw, Harriet was inspired to write a fictional story about slavery, Uncle Tom`s Cabin. Once she published her book, it instantly became a bestseller. Harriet gained so much recognition that she was invited to the White House to met President Abraham Lincoln. However, Harriet didn't stop there, she decided to produce Uncle Tom`s Cabin in plays in plays for people who did not know how to read. …show more content…

When Stowe was in Ohio, she heard a story of a woman who ran across the Ohio river from Kentucky. The woman fled from Kentucky because she does not want her son to be sold and taken away from her. This story also inspired her to write Uncle Tom`s Cabin. Within her first week of publishing, she sold over 10,000 copies. Uncle Tom`s Cabin taught many people that slavery was

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