Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author. She was born in June 14, 1811 to a very religious family. Harriet Beecher was one of 13 children born to religious leader Lyman Beecher and his wife, Roxanna Foote Beecher, who died when Harriet was a child.Her father Lyman Beecher was a preacher who preached about many important topics at the time. Harriet’s father began to preach forcefully against slavery which helped shaped Harriet´s perspective on slavery. She was very against slavery and believed that was it was extremely inhumane and stated that ¨Any law that allowed such an inhumane act, is inherently wrong.¨ Harriet and her husband Calvin Stowe shared a strong belief in abolition. In 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive
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I'd like to go into more detail about Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel ¨Uncle Tom's Cabin¨. She decided to put her ideas as an abolitionist and an author together and create something for people to understand the true struggles of slavery and how terrible it was. One day at church Harriet was listening to an anti-slavery speech which made many light bulbs click in her head. She made up the plot of a novel depicting the cruelty of slavery. Shortly after, she rushed home after church and scribbled down all that she pictured. This was the start of her famous Novel that shed light on the terrible act of slavery. Her novel was named Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her fame and popularity sparked as a result of her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. The book was an immediate sensation and was taken up eagerly by abolitionists. With sales of 300,000 in the first year, the book applied an influence equaled by few other novels in history, helping to strengthen both pro- and anti slavery beliefs. The novel highlighted struggles and the how terrible life was for slaves who were taken and forced and beat for work. The story just goes along and depicting the struggles and pains of slavery. All in all, her goal was to inform people how terrible slavery was and change perspectives of people affected by
I'd like to go into more detail about Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel ¨Uncle Tom's Cabin¨. She decided to put her ideas as an abolitionist and an author together and create something for people to understand the true struggles of slavery and how terrible it was. One day at church Harriet was listening to an anti-slavery speech which made many light bulbs click in her head. She made up the plot of a novel depicting the cruelty of slavery. Shortly after, she rushed home after church and scribbled down all that she pictured. This was the start of her famous Novel that shed light on the terrible act of slavery. Her novel was named Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her fame and popularity sparked as a result of her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. The book was an immediate sensation and was taken up eagerly by abolitionists. With sales of 300,000 in the first year, the book applied an influence equaled by few other novels in history, helping to strengthen both pro- and anti slavery beliefs. The novel highlighted struggles and the how terrible life was for slaves who were taken and forced and beat for work. The story just goes along and depicting the struggles and pains of slavery. All in all, her goal was to inform people how terrible slavery was and change perspectives of people affected by