Author Harriet Beecher Stowe is born in Litchfield, Connecticut.
At a Glance
- Date
- 14 June 1811
- Location
- Litchfield, Connecticut
- Key people
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Category
- Abolition & Slavery
- Source
- Biographical records · Library of Congress
What It Meant Then
Her novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' would galvanize Northern opposition to slavery.
What It Means Now
Stowe's work remains a landmark of the abolitionist movement.
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