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...

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...

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...

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...

Video clip tells about the impact of novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe on the abolitionist movement. [5:17] Supplemental material for both students and teachers is included.

Harriet Beecher Stowe's excerpt from Uncle Tom's Cabin, Cassy, an attack on the institution of slavery, is provided in dramatized audio. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [31:34]

The tenth in a series on the history of the United States, this video examines the events leading to the Civil War. Access to related links and maps is also provided. [26:40]

This Khan Academy resource is a video lesson [8:27] that discusses the implications of the Fugitive Slave Law.

This Khan Academy resource provides a video lesson [6:19] that provides a plot summary and analysis of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin. This lesson emphasizes the impact of this book on American readers. The lesson is accompanied with a...

How did Northerners, Southerners, and the international community receive Harriet Beecher Stowe's abolitionist novel? Kim and Becca discuss the reception and far-reaching consequences of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. [7:09]

How did Northerners, Southerners, and the international community receive Harriet Beecher Stowe's abolitionist novel? Kim and Becca discuss the reception and far-reaching consequences of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. [7:09]

What actually happened in the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin that so affected nineteenth century audiences? Kim and Becca discuss the plot and social implications of Uncle Tom's Cabin. [6:19]

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]

This is a reader's theater performance of a scene from George Aiken's 19th-century dramatization of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin involving the escaped slave Eliza, her husband George, and their friend Phineas. Included are teaching tips...