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Pitcher
about 1853
decorated with scenes from Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe's wildly popular 1852 anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, helped many white Americans understand the brutality that enslaved people suffered and the forcible separation of families they endured. While Stowe's book enraged pro-slavery advocates, it is credited with attacking new supporters to the abolitionist cause. Some came to believe that the popularity of the book (and subsequent theatrical performances) helped bring on the Civil War. |