Uncle Tom's Cabin's Impact

          No, Uncle Tom's Cabin is not a house in the woods with a cozy fireplace and loads of hot chocolate. It was a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852. The book was written to show her anti-slavery views. Although it was claimed to be the "most popular book of the century", many despised it and the message it gave. It was said that it "helped lay the groundwork for the civil war".  This is because it gave people a idea of what slavery truly is, how horribly the slaves were treated. It open their eyes to how disgusting the attitudes of some whites were, towards the blacks. After the book was published many people turned anti-slavery.















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1. www.wikipedia.org
2. utc.iath.virginia.edu