Florida Republican Byron Donalds – one of only a handful of Black Republican lawmakers serving on Capitol Hill – says his Washington, D.C., office was sent a copy of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." In a tweet, ...

On January 25, 2024, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art will open “The Book of Two Hemispheres:” Uncle Tom’s Cabin in the United States and Europe. This exhibition explores the international ...

In this drawing from 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' a Black child is taken from his mother by a white man. Culture Club/Getty Images In or around 1825, John Andrew Jackson was born enslaved on a plantation in ...

On a busy street in a well-to-do Washington suburb is an unlikely piece of African-American history. The Colonial house with an attached log cabin on one and a half acres near a major intersection is, ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Sean Kramer, Andrew W. Mellon postdoctoral curatorial fellow, will present a ...

Eastman has announced that it will conduct a series of tests on its internal alerting systems at the Kingsport manufacturing site as part of its commitment to s Virginians head to the polls, view the ...

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Consider the phrase “Uncle Tom”. In Beecher Stowe’s book, he was a hero. What changed? What do you think of when you hear the phrase “Uncle Tom?” On March 28, 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe published the ...

The slave cabin that inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” will be preserved thanks to Maryland officials who agreed on Thursday to buy it for $1 million. In the early 19th ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a seminal ...

The book that started the Civil War. According to Abraham Lincoln, it was the book that started the Civil War. Queen Victoria wept while reading it. Tolstoy included it among the greatest achievements ...