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Uncle Toms Cabin Research Paper

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Liem Tran
Professor Jenkins
ENGL 1301
16 November 2015
Mightier than the Sword

Harriet Beecher Stowe with her work Uncle Tom’s Cabin influenced the political and moral debates over slavery in many ways. This paper will detail these influences; it will also reaffirm the relevance of her novel from many different viewpoints in today’s society. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book Uncle Tom’s Cabin was released in 1853, a book that quickly became a main topic of America during the slavery time period. Harriet Beecher Stowe used the power of her writing to debate the change centered on the social movement of abolitionism. Stowe considered one of the precipitant of the civil war. In the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet has made the impact that …show more content…

In today’s world, we can see it on the news everywhere. How police are supposedly killing innocent people. In 2014, there is case about a guy named Michael Brown, the event occurred on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri. Michael was an 18 years old African American male, was fatally shot by a Caucasian officer. After his death, Ferguson went on a riot and protested against the police. Many consider the reason that Michael was killed be was African-American. The race card came into play. The shooting sparked great deal of tension in Ferguson. The “hands up” account was widely spread around the nation to protest against police brutality. “Hands up “means do not shoot. The protester was both peaceful and violence. Some of the protester used the opportunity to destroy many of the neighborhood businesses. In Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin changed the mind of the abolitionists and gave women the publicity they deserve. Stowe made a huge impact during the slavery era. Stowe was able to make people aware of the humanity behind the “peculiar institution” of slavery. Lastly, I believe knowing the history of slavery is important because it gives the readers a different point of

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