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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.
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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.
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The book was very successful, selling 300,000 copies in the first year alone.  Its 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.
    
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