Month: March 2022

~Helper on Slavery- The Racist Abolitionist~ Consider this- a racist abolitionist. It’s crazy to think about because when most think of abolition they think of eradicating slavery for the sake of slaves. But upholding moral righteousness for the sake of those shackled by servitude was not on Hinton Helper’s mind or political agenda when he… Continue reading Hinton Rowan Helper

~How Harriet Beecher Stowe helped Precipitate the Civil War and “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” Book Review~ “So you’re the little lady who wrote the book that started this great war.” – Former President Abraham Lincoln And to think, one of the greatest wars in the western hemisphere was precipitated by a book and a heavy heart-… Continue reading How Harriet Beecher Stowe helped Precipitate the Civil War and “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” Book Review