... not listen. She wanted to make slavery the concern of hundreds and thousands of Americans. In 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin was born. The books pathos, sensationalism, and timeliness made it enormously popular (McMichael 1561). Millions of copies were sold and it was distributed and translated throughout the world. It inspired other authors such as Frederick Douglas's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas and Harriet Ann Jacobs" Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl to write about their ... experiences as slaves. This movement brought the abolitionist's message to the White House and beyo...

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