Harriet Beecher Stowe's antislavery novel appears in book form and becomes a publishing sensation.
At a Glance
- Date
- 20 March 1852
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Key people
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Category
- Abolition & Slavery
- Source
- Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) · Library of Congress
What It Meant Then
It moved Northern public opinion against slavery as no prior work had.
What It Means Now
The novel's caricatures also sparked lasting debate about its racial portrayals.
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