Nook Farm Book Club: "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Controversial when published, Uncle Tom's Cabin remains controversial today.  For her middle class white readers Stowe's story humanized people who were held as property.  Southern slaveholders argued that the book was horribly exaggerated; in some states, ownership of the book was illegal.

Uncle Tom's Cabin recruited a broader public to the antislavery cause and intensified regional conflict leading to Civil War between the northern and southern states.  The fiery novel evoked international sympathy for the enslaved.  Called by one historian America's "first protest novel" Uncle Tom's Cabin was never as simple as it seemed.

March 4, 5 PM to 6:30 PM 
Harriet Beecher Stowe Visitor Center

Arrive at 5 PM for refreshments and introductions.  The discussion, facilitated by museum staff, will begin at 5:30.

This event is free, but please make a reservation to 860.522.9258 x317 or krounds@stowecenter.org.

Learn more about the Nook Farm Book Club here.