大学英语第三册第二课29319.ppt

Cultural Background Recognized for his contributions to the abolition movement and for his work in the Underground Railroad, Josiah Henson (1796-1883) rose to international fame after Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.? It was Hensons life experiences that inspired Ms. Stowes creation of the character Uncle Tom in her 1852 outcry against slavery. Cultural Background Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896) was a novelist, abolitionist， and a mother of 7 children, whose novel Uncle Toms Cabin (1852) is a classic of 19th century anti-slavery literature. Perhaps the most important Am