Uncle Tom's Cabin (Book Summary)

Uncle Tom's Cabin was the most popular book in all of the 19th century, second only to the Bible! It obviously had a huge impact on the world back then. Let us know if you learned anything new about this best seller.

Navigation
0:00 Intro
0:29 Context
0:54 The Families
1:46 Bad News
2:10 Split Paths
2:44 Consequences (Eliza)
3:27 Tom and Eva
3:46 Eliza & the Underground
3:58 Consequences (Tom)
4:16 Cassy
4:40 Closing (Tom)
5:02 Closing (Eliza)
5:24 Final Thoughts

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[theeflea]

I can’t be the only one who is confused why half the “black characters” look indistinguishably white in the photos?

[jennytaylor]

Very helpful, used this for my U.S history course and just needed a review. Helped a lot! Very underrated, thank you!

[bidengaming]

Thank you, just finished this for AP work and needed a review

[amyjennings]

Hi! I showed your video to my class. Great summary. Thank you!

[carlislegenegundran]

Fun fact: Uncle Tom's cabin is what Jose Rizal is inspired to write Noli me Tangere. For those who don't know what Noli me Tangere is, it exposed the harsh treatment Spain did to the Philippines. It follows Crisostomo Ibarra, a Filipino student who studied in Europe for 7 years, goes back to the Philippines.

[Humblebeginnings]

This was so well done! Keep up the great work! I was expecting to see 100k subscribers… you will get there! 🙏

[none]

Thank you for the video it is helpful.
I'm about to start my MA studies in English literature very soon so I'm trying to prepare myself and this is one of the books that are included in one of the courses. I don't have time to read the book, so I'm trying to go with summaries and analyses.

[goabparty]

@2:58 to cross the Ohio river, does one have to defeat the King of Ohio

[michaelfischer]

Why do some Blacks call other Blacks "Uncle Tom".?..I don't get the
connection.

[OanaTheMeerkat]

Am I the only person here who didn't like the book and found it boring? I also didn't like any characters.