USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Because Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a work of fiction, Stowe was criticized for her allegedly inaccurate portrayal of slavery. Stowe’s novel was based on extensive research with former slaves and with active participants, white and African American, in the Underground Railroad.

Detailed explanation-2: -Uncle Tom’s Cabin was one of the most contested novels of its time. Initially, the novel was criticized by whites who thought Stowe’s portrayal of black characters was too positive, and, later, by black critics who believed these same characters were oversimplified and stereotypical.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Uncle Tom’s Cabin she made her case against slavery by cataloging the suffering experienced by enslaved people and by showing that their owners were morally broken.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Visit to the Real ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ The fictional Uncle Tom’s Cabin was inspired by a real memoir. The Maryland cabin where Josiah Henson lived as a slave was sold to the county, to become an intepretative park.