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'''Uncle Tom's Cabin''' was a popular [[abolitionist]] novel written by [[Harriet Beecher Stowe]] in 1852.  The main character is Uncle Tom, a black slave who endures undeserved hardship with a quiet dignity and grace from God.

'''Uncle Tom's Cabin''' was a popular [[abolitionist]] novel written by [[Harriet Beecher Stowe]] in 1852.  The main character is Uncle Tom, a black slave who endures undeserved hardship with a quiet dignity and grace from God.

The book was very successful, selling 300,000 copies in the first year alone.  It's popularity led it to be turned into a theatrical performances and eventually, silent films.<ref>[http://chnm.gmu.edu/lostmuseum/searchlm.php?function=find&exhibit=uncletom&browse=uncletom The Uncle Tom's Cabin Archive]</ref>  Its popularity helped add fuel to the fire of the building anti-slavery movement, which culminated in the [[American Civil War]] and the removal of slavery from America, and as such is one of the most powerful books ever written.

The book was very successful, selling 300,000 copies in the first year alone.  It's popularity led it to be turned into a theatrical performances and eventually, silent films.<ref>[http://chnm.gmu.edu/lostmuseum/searchlm.php?function=find&exhibit=uncletom&browse=uncletom The Uncle Tom's Cabin Archive]</ref>  Its popularity also helped add fuel to the fire of the building anti-slavery movement, which culminated in the [[American Civil War]] and the removal of slavery from America, and as such is one of the most powerful books ever written.