Existing comment:
In response to the book, a multitude of other novels were published to defend slavery and the southern image. These novels, which often painted a picture of slavery in opposition to Stowe's (such as happy slaves who were well-taken care of), became known as the "anti-Uncle Tom's Cabin," or often shortened to the "anti-Toms." Aunt Phillis's Cabin, published just four months after Uncle Tom's Cabin, was one of the first such novels. |