The Book That Helped End Slavery

One short book helped start the Civil War

One short book nearly started the Civil War. And helped bring down American slavery.

But how did one woman’s writing change so many minds?

It didn’t command armies. It didn’t pass laws. It did something even more powerful: it changed hearts.

When Harriet Beecher Stowe met Abraham Lincoln during the war, he reportedly greeted her by saying, “So you’re the l…