March 20 1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin is Published

March 20 1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin is PublishedRate this post Throughout human history, the arts have been an effective means to reflect on or protest against the ills of society. When it comes to American literature, there can be little argument the most effective work in terms of creating change was Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. A window into the lives of slaves, the novel — published as a book for the first time on March 20, 1852 — did much to sway the opinion of citizens in the northern United States at a crucial time in the fight for freedom. Despite the occasional […]