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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Subject Area:

Language Arts

Address/URL:

http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/utc/

Description:

Some works of art shape culture as much as culture shapes them. This site concentrates a wealth of original resources connected to Stowe's classic novel, and thus aids teachers and students in exploring and understanding cultural context in depth.

How You Can Use This Source:

Study the collection of pre-texts as well as different responses to the novel to discuss historical context.
Compare movie versions of Uncle Tom's Cabin to each other or to the original text. A featured list of films accompanied by ten second Quick Time previews will help you choose the one(s) you find most interesting.
Listen to playable songs from the novel.

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