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Harriet Beecher Stowe
June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896
Author whose novel *Uncle Tom's Cabin* stirred antislavery sentiment across the North.
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Drawing on eyewitness accounts, Stowe serialized harrowing scenes of families separated on the auction block. The novel broke sales records, shaped British opinion, and infuriated defenders who published racist parodies.