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In this posting, students will identify the works of Harriet Beecher Stowe and understand her motives for writing Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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Social norms and a new religious uprising were clashing. Legislation was not helping matters. At the heart of the matter was slavery.

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In this posting, students will identify the works of Harriet Beecher Stowe and understand her motives for writing Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Born: June 14, 1811

Died: July 1, 1896

Social norms and a new religious uprising were clashing. Legislation was not helping matters. At the heart of the matter was slavery. A minister's wife took a stand! Harriet Beecher Stowe worked tirelessly to end slavery. One could argue that her upbringing and all of her previous ...

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