On this day in 1851, Uncle Tomâs Cabin was first published in serial form in The National Era
On this day in 1851, Uncle Tomâs Cabin was first published in serial form in The National Era. Despite the novelâs perpetuation of many racial stereotypes, it was absolutely pivotal in revealing the cruelties of slavery to white northerners, many of whom were not directly exposed to them. The book was immensely popular, selling 10,000 copies in […]