Harriet Beecher Stowe an American abolitionist who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin which was one of the most influential book. Her father was a pastor of a church in Litchfield, and her brother was a famous preacher. After the death of one of her son’s, it made her realize the pain that most slaves feel when their family is sold away. That is when she decided to write her influential book and became a celebrity and wrote various other book on the topic. Many of the books were in response to southern critiques. When Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published, the problem with slavery was brought home to many Americans. This story helped the Abolition movement because it portrayed the hurtfulness and the heartbreak that the slaves suffered. This book was a bestseller,
