Emory University
Lewis H. Beck Center: Child, Lydia: How a Kentucky Girl Emancipated Her Slaves
Download the full text to Lydia Maria Child's "How a Kentucky Girl Emancipated Her Slaves." This account of a woman who freed her slaves was originally written by Lydia Child in 1862 and published in The New York Tribune.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe threw gas on the fire of the slavery issue with the publication of her novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. Read about her background as an abolitionist, and find out the influence her book had in the North and even in Great...
Other
Page by Page Books: Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Contains links to the complete text of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
University of North Carolina
The Church in the Southern Black Community: George Bourne, 1780 1845
This site from the University of North Carolina contains the text of George Bourne's 19th-century argument against slavery using the Bible as an instrument to prove that slavery is morally wrong.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: American Literature: Resistance and Abolition
This article focuses on the resistance and abolition of slavery in the United States. It discusses the ways in which the slaves resisted slavery and the role abolitionists played.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Library: I Will Be Heard: Uncle Tom's Cabin
A commentary on the popular abolitionist novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Other
Women in History: Harriet Beecher Stowe
This site provides a brief listing of Harriet Beecher Stowe's education, family background, and her accomplishments.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Harriet B. Stowe
The Ohio Historical Society offers a beautiful portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of the famous "Uncle Tom's Cabin."