Uncle Toms Cabin
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Uncle Tom's Cabin, also called Life Among the Lowly, was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It is a realistic, although fictional view of slavery. The main characters in this story are Uncle Tom, Eliza and George Harris. Uncle Tom is a pious, trustworthy, slave. He never wrongs anyone and always ....
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.... dealer named Haley in exchange for debts being canceled. The dealer selects Uncle Tom as payment for the debt. While the two are discussing the possible transaction, Eliza's son, Harry, comes rushing into the room. Haley decides he wants to take Harry also, but Shelby refuses to part with the child. Eliza, overhearing part of the conversation, is frightened and confides her fears to her husband, George Harris. The fact that George's owner is mistreating him, combined with a possible s ....
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