Read, White, and Blue Book Group: "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

Uncle Tom's Cabin is an influential 1852 anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe that helped to ignite the abolitionist movement and laid groundwork for the American Civil War. The novel, which depicts the harsh realities of slavery, was a massive success, becoming the best-selling novel of the 19th century. Its story revolves around Uncle Tom, a patient and faithful slave, and his experiences with various characters as he is sold from plantation to plantation, illustrating the cruelty of the institution of slavery while also highlighting themes of faith and redemption.