RITTNER: Uncle Tom and Troy

RITTNER: Uncle Tom and Troy

The book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” has often been labeled as the kindling wood of the Civil War. Written in 1852 by Harriet Beecher Stowe, who was the child of a protestant preacher, it was originally penned as a set of articles for the Washington anti-slavery weekly, “The National Era.” The mother of seven children and a teacher, Stowe wrote to support her family. This included poetry, travel guides, biographies, children’s books, and adult novels. Y…

UNCLE TOM”S GAZA | City-County Observer

GAVEL GAMUT By Jim Redwine www.jamesmredwine.com (Week of 04 August 2025) UNCLE TOM”S GAZA I read Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin when I was in the Seventh Grade because my Seventh Grade Social Studies teacher told our class the book missed the true meaning of the Civil War. My teacher was also my Junior High football coach and I liked and respected him. He was a solidly built white man about thirty-five years old. He ran his Social Stu