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Discusses the circumstances that existed at the time Stowe wrote her famous novel, the details of the book, and its impact on feelings about the existence of slavery in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century.

"Harriet Beecher Stowe's timeless classic about slavery and redemption in the pre-Civil War South comes to life in this vivid and dramatic adaptation.

A collection of thirteen lullabies orally transmitted by African-American slaves, revealing their hardships and sorrows as well as soothing notes of well-being and belief in a better time to come; also includes an audio CD of the songs.

A biography of the nineteenth-century author whose anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" helped intensify the disagreement between North and South.

A collection of critical essays that examine Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved, " with a chronology of the author's life, an overview of the novel, its plot, themes, characters, and literary impact, and an introduction by Harold Bloom.

Collects fourteen critical essays on various aspects of the Harriet Beecher Stowe novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin, " and includes an annotated bibliography and other study tools.

Explores slavery in Toni Morrison's, Beloved, as a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue reflected in it, and features carefully selected content representing a variety of perspectives.

A collection of essays that analyze Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved.

Presents nearly thirty reviews and essays on African-American author Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved" by such writers as Margaret Atwood, Rosellen Brown, Stanley Crouch, and Morrison herself, and includes a scholarly introduction.

A collection of essays exploring the theme of slavery in "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass," includes background on Frederick Douglass and comtemporary perspectives on slavery.

"Harriet Beecher Stowe's popular book Uncle Tom's Cabin had a huge effect on the abolitionist movement.