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  • PLACE OF DEATH: Hartford, Connecticut
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Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist and the author who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a novel that depicted slavery, energizing anti-slavery forces in the U.S.

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Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist and an author. In 1852, she released the now-famous novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. The work depicted the life of African American slaves. She based her writing on her own readings and personal observations. The tale energizing anti-slavery forces in the American North and incensed the South. She also wrote travel essays, memoirs, articles and essays.

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