Is Harriet Beecher Stowe White Or Black?

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher was a White American born in Litchfield, Connecticut on June 14, 1811, into a religious family.

The Beecher family was a family of 11 children, of which Harriet was number 6.

Harriet’s father, Lyman Beecher, was an outspoken Calvinist preacher; and her mother, Roxana, a very pious woman died when Harriet was age 5.

Harriet’s grandfather was General Andrew Ward of the Revolutionary War.

Harriet became famous for her novel, ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin, an anti-slavery novel that mirrors the harsh conditions enslaved African Americans were subjected to.

Harriet claimed the inspiration to write the book came during a communion service at Brunswick’s First Parish Church, when she had a vision of a dying slave.

The first volume of the book, ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’, was published in The National Era newspaper, in June 1851. Harriet was 40 at the time.

The book gained grounds in terms of readership in the United States and in Great Britain.

It provoked wide spread anger in the South and empowered anti-slavery forces in North-America.

In her lifetime, Harriet wrote 30 books, which became reference points for debates on social issues.