Uncle Tom's Cabin

Some researchers believe that the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” served as a catalyst for the start of the American Civil War of 1861–1865. Whether that was true is difficult to say for sure even today, but one thing can be stated with absolute certainty: slavery, violence, and the idea of racial or any other superiority of one person over another are unacceptable and disgusting in all their forms. The tragic story told in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is further confirmation of that.