Harriet Beecher Stoowe Thesis
She has encountered with former slaves and runaway slaves in Cincinnati. Harriet Beecher Stowe first saw slavery across the Ohio River. Her mother had her own African American servants, but her dad supported freedom. Slave in her house was a fugitive so she helped her go to Canada for freedom. “The enslaving of the African race is a clear violation of the great law which commands us to love our neighbor as ourselves.” - Harriet Beecher Stowe
The compromise motivated the abolition movement and showed us how Stowe felt about slavery
Slave trade had ended, but slavery had not and the Fugitive Slave Law had taken place
People against slavery claimed that the system made people make the kidnapped people enslaved
Harriet Beecher Stowe broke the …show more content…
Reverend Joel Parker wanted to sue Stowe for bombarding his own character because it was “bad research and just full of lies”
Sold 5,000 copies in 2 days, 100,00 by the end of summer, and 300,000 by March 1853
“A model of the highest type” - Leo Tolstoy
Talked about slavery, the Fugitive Slave Law, racism, and freedom
Pro-slavery people thought Stowe was biased, while anti-slavery people supported the book
Inspired people in ways others couldn’t, strongest part of her narrative was the effect slavery had on families
“So you’re the little woman who wrote the book that started this Great War” - Abraham Lincoln, President at that time
Stowe was so famous she got invited to estates
Her power and influence made other social reform groups appeal for her support
Anti-slave rallies invited …show more content…
Received a petition from British woman
Uncle Tom was an embodiment of the world’s true religion and genuine Christianity
Many people criticized God because of Stowe emphasizing his words
Different understandings of Christianity between the black and whites
“But God gave the Bible to them in the fervent language and with the glowing imagery of the more susceptible and passionate oriental races.” - Harriet Beecher Stowe
Appeared in many different format ways like children books, dolls, and ways of advertising
Attracted the white audience and activists who wanted to stand for a religious community
White audience often related to the characters Eliza, Tom, George, and Topsy because they were viewed as loyalty, obedient, and patient people
Also represented by performing movie plays and shows
Most liberal abolitionists said Uncle Tom’s Cabin was not strong enough for slavery to stop
Anti-slavery people like the book because it showed the slaves were humans, families were affected, and mothers’ difficult situations
Pro-slavery forces said that slavery was put in the BIble, and that her views just showed the bad side of Southern slavery
“Stowe’s narrative belonged to a category of its own” - Barbara
The compromise motivated the abolition movement and showed us how Stowe felt about slavery
Slave trade had ended, but slavery had not and the Fugitive Slave Law had taken place
People against slavery claimed that the system made people make the kidnapped people enslaved
Harriet Beecher Stowe broke the …show more content…
Reverend Joel Parker wanted to sue Stowe for bombarding his own character because it was “bad research and just full of lies”
Sold 5,000 copies in 2 days, 100,00 by the end of summer, and 300,000 by March 1853
“A model of the highest type” - Leo Tolstoy
Talked about slavery, the Fugitive Slave Law, racism, and freedom
Pro-slavery people thought Stowe was biased, while anti-slavery people supported the book
Inspired people in ways others couldn’t, strongest part of her narrative was the effect slavery had on families
“So you’re the little woman who wrote the book that started this Great War” - Abraham Lincoln, President at that time
Stowe was so famous she got invited to estates
Her power and influence made other social reform groups appeal for her support
Anti-slave rallies invited …show more content…
Received a petition from British woman
Uncle Tom was an embodiment of the world’s true religion and genuine Christianity
Many people criticized God because of Stowe emphasizing his words
Different understandings of Christianity between the black and whites
“But God gave the Bible to them in the fervent language and with the glowing imagery of the more susceptible and passionate oriental races.” - Harriet Beecher Stowe
Appeared in many different format ways like children books, dolls, and ways of advertising
Attracted the white audience and activists who wanted to stand for a religious community
White audience often related to the characters Eliza, Tom, George, and Topsy because they were viewed as loyalty, obedient, and patient people
Also represented by performing movie plays and shows
Most liberal abolitionists said Uncle Tom’s Cabin was not strong enough for slavery to stop
Anti-slavery people like the book because it showed the slaves were humans, families were affected, and mothers’ difficult situations
Pro-slavery forces said that slavery was put in the BIble, and that her views just showed the bad side of Southern slavery
“Stowe’s narrative belonged to a category of its own” - Barbara