Papers. 1939 JUL 25.

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Papers. 1939 JUL 25.

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Typescript newspaper article, re. Rev. Josiah Henson and the Dawn Institute of Ontario, Canada. Henson was inspiration for Harriett Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and attempted to create a community for free blacks in Canada under the auspices of the Dawn Institute.

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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

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Harriet Beecher Stowe (b. June 14, 1811, Litchfield, Connecticut – d. July 1, 1896, Hartford, Connecticut) was an American abolitionist and author. She is the daughter of Rev. Lyman Beecher who preached against slavery. She is best known for writing Uncle Tom's Cabin. It became an instant and controversial best-seller, both in the United States and abroad. The novel had a major impact on Northerners' attitudes toward slavery and by the beginning of the Civil War had sold more than a million copi...

Henson, Josiah, 1789-1883

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