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Harriet Beecher Stowe
At a time when more than 3 million African Americans were enslaved in the United States, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a groundbreaking book that galvanized the public to call for their freedom.
Wonderscape
The Fugitive Slave Act and the Compromise of 1850
This video examines the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and its role in the growing tensions between Northern and Southern states. Viewers will also learn about the influence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin on the abolitionist movement and the rising...
Curated Video
Did a Book Spark the Civil War?
It was published nine years before a shot was fired. And was written by a woman. How did Uncle Tom’s Cabin fan the flames of the American Civil War?
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Actors portray events in Uncle Tom's Cabin, or, Slavery Days.
Actors portray events in Uncle Tom's Cabin, or, Slavery Days.
PBS
Harriet Beecher Stowe: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe's passion for abolitionism culminated when Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, forcing Northern states to become complicit in the act of slavery. A short video dramatizes the events preceding the...
C-SPAN
On This Day: Publication Of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written to expose the evils of slavery. Published in 1852 by abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe to demonstrate the terrors and reality of slavery African Americans were experiencing. The interesting resource...
University of Virginia
The Songs in Uncle Tom's Cabin
Experience Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin in an innovative, musical way. A list of audio links leads class members to spirituals from the novel, such as "Die in the Field," "The Wings in the Morning," and "Blow Ye the...
Crash Course
19th Century Reforms
Take a closer look at the religious and moral reform movements in nineteenth century America, including the creation of utopian communities in response to the growth of the market economy, the fundamental ideals of Protestant...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Created Equal: The Abolitionists
A three-episode documentary film that tells the story of the individuals who fought to end slavery in the United States. Five people are highlighted: William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina Grimke, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Uncle Tom's Cabin Influence of the Fugitive Slave Act
This Khan Academy resource is a video lesson [8:27] that discusses the implications of the Fugitive Slave Law.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1844 1877: Uncle Tom's Cabin Fugititive Slave Act
How could a novel start a war? Kim and Becca discuss the growing sectional conflict in the 1850s that surrounded the publication of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. [7:31]