The character Uncle Tom, from Harriet Beecher Stowe's bestselling novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin, " is based on the life of Josiah Henson (1789-1882). Born in Maryland, Henson escaped and fled to Dresden, Ontario, Canada in 1830. In 1841, a group of abolitionists, including Henson, created a community/school for runaway slaves called the British-American Institute for Fugitive Slaves. On the 200 acre parcel, Henson and his friends built a grist mill and a saw mill. After emancipation, many of the former slaves returned to the United States , though Henson remained in Canada until his death in 1882.
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ISBN | 9781557095855 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | Kartonierter Einband (Kt) |
Verlag | Arcadia Publishing |
Jahr | 20020601 |
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