Harriet Beecher Stowe affected African American slaves by writing her most famous book Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Harriet Beecher Stowe was a teacher during the nineteenth century, which was a time when slavery was in existence. During this time slaves were treated poorly. For example, slaves lived in fear of physical abuse by their owners. Slavery was supported throughout the United States, however there were people who didn’t agree with slavery and wanted to abolish it. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, helped people see that slavery wasn’t right. This ended up having an impact on how slaves rights changed. Harriet Beecher Stowe was born on June 14, 1811 in Litchfeild, Conneticut. She died…show more content… Harriet’s opposition to the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 is what inspired her to write Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Antislavery fiction had never sold well. Harriet also, wasn’t an established writer. Few people expected a woman to gain a popular hearing on the great political question of the day. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is about a family of slaves separating. In the book, Tom’s mother , Eliza, runs away with her baby Harry. She thinks that running away will help protect the baby. Tom stays with his family to protect them and make sure that they stay together. At the end of the book, Eliza and Tom, as well as their families, both escape slavery. The book Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published in March 1852. On the eve of the publication, Harriet Beecher Stowe presented a copy of Uncle Tom’s Cabin to Prince Albert and Queen Victoria. Uncle Tom’s Cabin originally ran as a 45 part series in an abolishinist newspaper from June 5, 1851 to April 1, 1852. In 1853, Harriet traveled to England on a book tour and was very well received by the people there. The success of Uncle Tom’s Cabin went far toward legitimizing, if not indeed creating a role for women in public affairs. The impact of the novel was unexpected; it sold 300,000 copied in its first
