Uncle Tom s Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1760 Words

Harriet Beecher Stowe was born in June 14, 1811 in Lichfield, CT and was the sixth of her family’s eleven children. Beecher’s parents taught their children that their primary life goal was to make their mark. All seven sons became ministers, Isabella (the youngest) founded the National Women’s Suffrage Association, and Harriet revealed the horrifying truths and dissolved the social injustice of slavery. During her 85 years Beecher published thirty novels, but her bestselling book Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe s Life) is what penned her name into the pages of history. Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published in 1852 and is essential to the huge amount of tension prior to the war. This book depicts the typical â€Å"African American†¦show more content†¦Frederick Douglass through his gift of speaking, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Harriet Jacobs advanced the humanization of slaves through their down-to-earth writings. Through their writings and outreach, these authors had gained the attention of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. According to The Black History Bulletin, these two met three times while Lincoln was in office. The first meeting took place 8 months prior to the Emancipation Proclamation and they discussed methods to end slavery and allow black men to serve in the Union ranks. Their second meeting occurred on August 25, 1864 to discuss covert efforts to free slaves if Lincoln failed to be reelected. The third and final meeting occurred as friends 6 weeks prior to Lincoln’s assassination (Black History B ulletin). Despite the friendship Douglass and Lincoln would eventually share, they began as remote acquaintances. Lincoln campaigned with great fervor and Douglass critiqued Lincoln’s political stances at every opportunity before the Emancipation Declaration. The President’s inability to vindicate a side in the desegregation battle caused Douglass to become irate. In 1861 Lincoln said: I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so (Black History Bulletin). Lincoln previously voiced to Douglass that he required a Union victory