Impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin in its time
Author David Reynolds talks about how Uncle Tom's Cabin intensified sentiments both for and against slavery, pulling the nation apart.
Description
Author David Reynolds talks about how Uncle Tom's Cabin intensified sentiments both for and against slavery, pulling the nation apart.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- How did Uncle Tom's Cabin impact the abolitionist movement?
- How did the novel polarize the nation prior to the Civil War?
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Participants
Vocabulary
- Abolitionism
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Slavery