UC research brings focus to portrayals of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' on the silver screen
Monday, September 26, 2011 - 08:30
in Psychology & Sociology
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe was the best-selling novel of the 19th century, and almost immediately upon its publication in 1852, it made its way to stage, vaudeville, music and minstrel shows. In fact, it gave birth to an entire genre of minstrel shows called "Tom Shows."