<P> Stowe , a Connecticut - born teacher at the Hartford Female Seminary and an active abolitionist , featured the character of Uncle Tom , a long - suffering black slave around whom the stories of other characters revolve . The sentimental novel depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting that Christian love can overcome something as destructive as enslavement of fellow human beings . </P>
<P> Stowe , a Connecticut - born teacher at the Hartford Female Seminary and an active abolitionist , featured the character of Uncle Tom , a long - suffering black slave around whom the stories of other characters revolve . The sentimental novel depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting that Christian love can overcome something as destructive as enslavement of fellow human beings . </P>
why did harriet stowe write uncle tom 's cabin
why did harriet stowe write uncle tom 's cabin
depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting that Christian love can overcome something as destructive as enslavement of fellow human beings
depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting that Christian love can overcome something as destructive as enslavement of fellow human beings