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Harriet Beecher Stowe was the author of over 30 published

books, the most popular being “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” struck world wide with its ability to

demonstrate the effect of slavery on society and to allow the

reader to empathize with the enslaved characters.

Langston Hughes called the book “a moral battle cry for freedom”

The novel contributed to the outbreak of battle through its

arguments about slavery

HARRIET BEECHER STOWE: A LASTING IMPACT


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