Tag Archives: Harriet Beecher Stowe

5 Who Shook American Slavery

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Steve Simms

American Experience on PBS looks at 5 amazing heroes who against all odds ignited the abolitionist (anti-slavery) movement in the USA.  They are:  Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Brown and Angelina Grimké.   As the 3 … Continue reading →

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I Actually Read, Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Steve Simms

Harriet Beecher Stowe is featured in the PBS series, The Abolitionists, along with Frederick Douglas, Angelina Grimke, and William Lloyd Garrison.  Stowe wrote the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin. When I read Uncle Tom’s Cabin, I was shocked to learn that Uncle … Continue reading →

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