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The Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery

In or around 1825, John Andrew Jackson was born enslaved on a plantation in South Carolina and trained to spend his life picking cotton. But instead of living a life as a slave, he escaped bondage and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How Harriet Beecher Stowe Turned Public Opinion Against Slavery

Learn how Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book Uncle Tom’s Cabin sparked national debate and changed how many Americans understood slavery. By Brandon B. Fortune, Chief Curator, National Portrait Gallery New ...
Vallejo Times Herald

Danette Mitchell: On Black History Month, a look at ‘Uncle Tom’

As many people across the nation celebrate the 100th anniversary of Black History Month — initially called Negro History Week when it began in 1926 — I came across a newspaper photo from the 1960s.
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First Meeting of Uncle Tom and Eva

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by American author ...
The Saratogian

RITTNER: Uncle Tom and Troy

The book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” has often been labeled as the kindling wood of the Civil War. Written in 1852 by Harriet Beecher Stowe, who was the child of a protestant preacher, it was originally ...
Philadelphia Tribune

Back in the Day: Remembering Rev. Dr. Gus Roman’s perspective of uncle Tom

On Friday, we said goodbye in a fitting home-going service for Rev. Dr. Gus Roman, a spiritual and civil rights leader who touched the lives of many in the Philadelphia area. Roman had a special ...
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The Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this drawing from 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' a Black child is taken from his mother by a white man. Culture Club/Getty Images In or ...