Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Uncle Tom's Cabin is an 1852 anti-slavery novel that powerfully influenced public opinion in the United States and abroad in the years leading up to the American Civil War.
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Target entity: Uncle Tom's Cabin Context triple: [Harriet Beecher Stowe, notableWork, Uncle Tom's Cabin]
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Harriet
Harriet is the given name of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the 19th-century American author best known for writing the anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is the third and most comprehensive autobiography of the famed abolitionist and orator, chronicling his life from enslavement through his later political and diplomatic career.
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My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom is an 1855 autobiographical slave narrative by Frederick Douglass that expands on his earlier life story to offer a powerful critique of American slavery and racism.
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Douglass
Douglass is a surname and given name most famously associated with Frederick Douglass, the 19th-century American abolitionist, writer, and orator.
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" is a landmark 1845 autobiography that powerfully recounts Douglass’s experiences in slavery and his journey to freedom, becoming a foundational work of American abolitionist literature.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Uncle Tom's Cabin Target entity description: Uncle Tom's Cabin is an 1852 anti-slavery novel that powerfully influenced public opinion in the United States and abroad in the years leading up to the American Civil War.
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A.
Harriet
Harriet is the given name of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the 19th-century American author best known for writing the anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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B.
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is the third and most comprehensive autobiography of the famed abolitionist and orator, chronicling his life from enslavement through his later political and diplomatic career.
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C.
My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom is an 1855 autobiographical slave narrative by Frederick Douglass that expands on his earlier life story to offer a powerful critique of American slavery and racism.
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Douglass
Douglass is a surname and given name most famously associated with Frederick Douglass, the 19th-century American abolitionist, writer, and orator.
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" is a landmark 1845 autobiography that powerfully recounts Douglass’s experiences in slavery and his journey to freedom, becoming a foundational work of American abolitionist literature.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-slavery novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
silent films
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sound films ⓘ television productions ⓘ theatrical melodramas ⓘ |
| author | Harriet Beecher Stowe ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Christian morality
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family separation under slavery ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| commercialSuccess | bestseller in the 19th-century United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| earlySalesMilestone | sold hundreds of thousands of copies within its first year ⓘ |
| firstEditionPrintRun | 5000 copies ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | The National Era ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs | serial ⓘ |
| firstSerializationStartYear | 1851 ⓘ |
| genre |
abolitionist literature
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political fiction ⓘ social protest novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Uncle Tom's Cabin
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Uncle Tom's Cabin (film adaptations)
Uncle Tom's Cabin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Uncle Tom's Cabin (stage adaptations)
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| impact |
contributed to sectional tensions before the American Civil War
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helped galvanize anti-slavery forces in the North ⓘ |
| influenced |
American abolitionist movement
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British public opinion on slavery ⓘ anti-slavery sentiment in Europe ⓘ public opinion on slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Augustine St. Clare
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Eliza Harris ⓘ Eva St. Clare ⓘ George Harris ⓘ Simon Legree ⓘ Topsy ⓘ Uncle Tom ⓘ |
| notableQuoteAttributed | So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1852 ⓘ |
| publisher | John P. Jewett & Company ⓘ |
| quoteAttributedSpeaker | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | pre-Civil War United States ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Kentucky
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Louisiana ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates about the "Uncle Tom" stereotype
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literary criticism on racial stereotypes ⓘ |
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