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This Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe activity also includes:
- Illustration of a slave auction by Theodore R. Davis, 1865
- Carte de visite depicting so-called white slaves, 1864
- “The Scourged Back,” a carte de visite depicting a slave who was severely whipped, 1863
- Illustration of Topsy and Eva
- Illustration of Uncle Tom and Simon Legree, 1897
- Photograph of Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1860
- Excerpt from a sermon against slavery by Lyman Beecher, 1838
- Broadside announcing the passage of the Fugitive Slave, 1850
- Review of Uncle Tom’s Cabin in Fraser’s Magazine, 1852
- Printed announcement of a theatrical performance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin in Hudson, New Hampshire, 1879
- Photograph of actors in blackface for a minstrel show in Mercur, Utah, 1896
- Illustration depicting Europe as Eliza from Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1936
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Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin has generated controversy since its publication in 1852. Here is a set of 12 primary sources that capture the controversies of the times while adding dimension and depth to any study of the novel.
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Concepts
primary source analysis, primary source images, primary sources, uncle tom's cabin, harriet beecher stowe, civil war, the united states civil war, women's history, women's history month, slavery, the state of the union address, the confederacy, abraham lincoln, abolitionists, the abolitionist movement, american literature, fugitive slaves, the fugitive slave act
Instructional Ideas
- Divide the class into 12 groups, assign each a different source, have groups research the background represented, and report their findings to their peers
Classroom Considerations
- Instead of printing, save the primary source set onto computers
Pros
- The packet includes the primary sources, a teaching guide with discussion questions and activities, and an article that provides background information about Stowe
Cons
- None