UNCLE TOM’S CABIN

Olna Therlonge, Latisha Curry, Giveline Bel

1. Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. 2. She was well educated and highly religious.

3. Published in 1852 in book form.4. It speaks of the story of middle-aged slave, named Uncle Tom and his family. Their brutal

lives of slaves and their fight for freedom. 5. The book was best selling next to the Bible.

WHAT WAS UNCLE TOM?

1. The book was written to show the ugliest and cruelest parts of slavery

2. The book was written from an anti-slavery view

3. It also showed how Christian love could overcome slavery of human beings

4. This book became the foundation in starting the Civil War between the North and South.

WHY WAS IT WRITTEN?

1. The book places fictional characters in real situations

2. For Example: Whether slavery was practiced by cruel or benevolent masters slavery was still a

miserable circumstance for Southern blacks, testing their courage and faith.

3. Uncle Tom lived under evil slaveholders and as a result his faith began to weaken. He does not

compromise his values by helping runaway slaves Uncle Tom’s Cabin focuses on new renewal religious

faith.

RELATION TO SLAVERY

1. The book received praised from abolitionist 2. It was also shunned by slavery supporters 3. Critics stated that her descriptions were

inaccurate4. Stowe published a follow up to the book

called A Key to Uncle Tom Cabin This cites real life stories and gives a more aggressive approach to Southern Slavery

than the book itself

EFFECT ON SLAVERY

• Primary Composer: Olna Therlonge

• Secondary Composers: Giveline Bel, Latisha Curry

• Works cited: Spark Notes, Wikipedia, history book, and many more!

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