Uncle Tom's Cabin Thesis

I am specifically choosing to speak about this topic because it inspired me just like it inspired other people who are against slavery. What is Uncle Tom's Cabin? Uncle Tom's Cabin was a Novel written in 1853 and expressed a form of social protest. It also discussed the lives of those affected by slavery. It was first showed up in the national Era, it was an abolitionist newspaper in 1851-1852. At first it did not attract much attention. However, after it being published into a book form in the two volumes, in 1852, the first year 300,000 copies were sold. In 1856 it reached two million and the story was then translated into 13 different languages.
The reason Uncle Tom's Cabin was written is because it was written in response to the fugitive slave act of 1850. It also caused a big deal in the U.S because it was a contributing factor to the Civil war. The books were used to sway public opinion and realize the horror and immorality of slavery. The book was family based and religion orientated so it could relate to other people so that people would actually pay attention to it. It was believed that it
I chose to speak specifically about the characters because each and every single one of them did pretty amazing things. They each helped contribute to the book Uncle Tom's Cabin which promoted a great sense of moral. One of the characters were Harriet Stowe, she was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin and had a fine education. She was an abolitionist and best known for her religious family and the novel she wrote. Her father was Reverend Lyman Beecher, and her mother was Roxana Foote Beecher. She had 4 sisters by the names of Mary Foote Beecher, Catharine Beecher, Isabella Beecher Hooker, and Harriet Beecher. She also had 5 brothers which were William Henry Beecher, Edward Beecher, George Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, and Charles