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Uncle Tom's CabinPresented by : Claire Gui
About the Book
• anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Published in 1852• helped lay the ground-
work for the Civil War• the best-selling novel of
the 19th century • 2nd best-selling book of
that century
Major Character --Uncle Tom
• the character in the book noble long-suffering Christian slave
• In more recent years become an epithet directed towards African-Americans who are accused of selling out to whites
Reason why I like Uncle Tom
• Die or flee?
• insist his own belief • persuit of the ideal
About the Book
• anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Published in 1852• helped lay the ground-
work for the Civil War• the best-selling novel of
the 19th century • 2nd best-selling book of
that century