Curated OER
National Park Service: Harriet Beecher Stowe House
This 'Aboard the Underground Railroad' site provides a short outline of Stowe's life and work.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Detailed facts and information on the impact of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin on the abolitionist movement.
The History Cat
The History Cat: The Abolitionists
Describes the abolitionist movement and the people who pushed for the abolition of slavery, especially William Lloyd Garrison who founded the Liberator newspaper and the New England Anti-Slavery Society. Arguments for slavery were put...
University of Virginia
Univ. Of Virginia: Charles Dudley Warner, "The Story of Uncle Tom's Cabin"
This University of Virginia Library site provides the full text of Charles Dudley Warner's 1896 essay on Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin". It includes the history of the secession crisis.
Social Studies for Kids
Social Studies for Kids: Josiah Henson: Model for Uncle
Read the story of the man who was the inspiration for Uncle Tom's Cabin.