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The Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery

In this drawing from 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' a Black child is taken from his mother by a white man. Culture Club/Getty Images In or around 1825, John Andrew Jackson was born enslaved on a plantation in ...
WCYB

Local churches come together to bring 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' to life this holiday season

SMYTH COUNTY, Va. (WCYB) — Mike Sage, the pastor at Freedom Tabernacle Baptist Church in Atkins, Virginia, said he read "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and decided he wanted to share the story with others. “I did ...
The Saratogian

RITTNER: Uncle Tom and Troy

The book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” has often been labeled as the kindling wood of the Civil War. Written in 1852 by Harriet Beecher Stowe, who was the child of a protestant preacher, it was originally ...
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Exhibition on “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in the United States and Europe opens in January

On January 25, 2024, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art will open “The Book of Two Hemispheres:” Uncle Tom’s Cabin in the United States and Europe. This exhibition explores the international ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How Harriet Beecher Stowe Turned Public Opinion Against Slavery

Learn how Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book Uncle Tom’s Cabin sparked national debate and changed how many Americans understood slavery. By Brandon B. Fortune, Chief Curator, National Portrait Gallery New ...
Irish Central

An Irish Connection to "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

Born in the small village of Stranorlar in County Donegal in January 1816, Frances Browne, the so-called ‘Blind Poetess of Ulster,’ overcame poverty, disability, and a lack of any formal education to ...
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Three local churches to present the play “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

Pastor Lance Turner and Rev. Mike Sage, give us all the details of this production of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” that is being presented by Antioch Greater Love Ministries, Mt. Zion Temple, and Freedom Love ...
ABC News

Lil Jon Confirms Trump Called Him 'Uncle Tom' During 'Celebrity Apprentice'

The rapper tweeted a statement saying he "addressed Mr. Trump immediately." — -- Lil Jon has responded after a recent report claimed that Donald Trump repeatedly called the Grammy Award-winning ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Black Fugitive Who Inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and Helped End Slavery in the U.S.

A few weeks after Harriet Beecher Stowe crossed paths with John Andrew Jackson, she began drafting Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons In or around 1825, John Andrew Jackson was ...
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Uncle Tom's Cabin

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Tampa Bay Times

Here’s the Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery

Our editors' top picks to read today. In my biography of John Andrew Jackson, “A Plausible Man,” I detail his remarkable life. An old wooden fence surrounds a replica of a one-room windowless cabin in ...