Uncle Tom's Cabin is a best-selling novel from school teacher Harriet Beecher Stowe about slavery in 19th century America.
History
The book was banned in the Southern States and has been challenged (or placed on a "banned" books list by the NAACP) for its allegedly racist portrayal of African Americans and the use of racial epithets. Because of these critical issues, a major motion picture of this classic novel has never been produced.
Plot
This book is about a farmer who is facing the loss of his farm because of debts. He decides to sell two of his slaves, Uncle Tom and Harry, to a slave trader. The story follows the sale of these two slaves and a slave maid, who ran away with her son.
Characters
- Uncle Tom
- Eliza
- Eva
- Simon Legree
- Topsy
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Uncle Tom's Cabin Adaptations
Note: The majority of the links in this section are from IMDb, which has pop-ups.
1903: Uncle Tom's Cabin
1927: Uncle Tom's Cabin
1927: Topsy and Eva
1933: Mickey's Mellerdrammer
1953: Southern Fried Rabbit
1965: Onkel Toms Hütte
1987: Uncle Tom's Cabin (Made for TV)
References
Fast Facts
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Author
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Publication date
March 20, 1852
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Style
19th Century sentimental novel
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Setting
Southern United States, early 19th Century
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Fact:
The best-selling novel of the 19th Century
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Fact:
Over 300,000 copies sold in first year in America
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1851
published in periodical
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1852
published in book form
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1853
A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin published
