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George Harris's Voice in the Slavery Debate (a Power of Voice Discussion)
NOTE: This discussion group will be HYBRID--both at the Walnut Hills Branch Library and online via Zoom.
Today it's easy to wonder how anyone could seriously defend slavery, but in the antebellum US, plenty of people did just that. We'll look at how one Southerner, George Fitzhugh, tried to make the case. In contrast we'll consider how effectively two moments of self-expression by George Harris in Uncle Tom's Cabin anticipate and counter Fitzhugh's arguments. We'll also consider the lights this debate shed on controversial issues in the US today.
This monthly literature discussion series from Harriet Beecher Stowe House focuses on the theme: “The Power of Voice.” We’ll focus on moments in American--and, in one case, world—history when eloquent voices arose, often from the margins, to address important issues, usually related to social justice, in culture and society.
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