Harriet Beecher Stowe - A Tradition of Excellence：哈丽特比彻斯托-卓越的传统....ppt

My name is Harriet Beecher Stowe. I was born in 1811 in contributed to the Civil Rights Movement by writing a book called Uncle Tom's I lived in a northern state where slavery was outlawed, I was angered by the way slaves were treated on the southern had been appalled by the institution of slavery for some time before I got the idea to write a book. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 really got me thinking about the book makes clear, though its characters- Uncle Tom, Simon Legree and others- the cruelty of book was important to the Civil Rights Movement because its characters, although fictitious, touched the hearts of the people of my time. People who otherwise may not have cared about the issue of slavery were angered by the brutality and cruelty endured by their fellow . Chen, Period 1"Uncle Tom's Cabin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. ., . Web. 23 Nov. 2009. <http://en./wiki/Uncle_Tom's_Cabin>."Famous People - Guides, Reference Aids, and Finding Aids (Prints and Photographs ReadingRoom, Library of Congress)." Library of Congress Home. ., . Web. 23 Nov. 2009. </print/list/>."Prints and Photographs Digital Item Display - 2008661523." American Memory from the Library of Congress - Home Page. ., . Web. 23 Nov. 2009. <