Uncle Tom’s Cabin

A child sings, dances, and imitates an old man to make two gentlemen laugh—and the trader at the table names his price. When Eliza comes to collect little Harry, she has no idea their laughter may cost her son his freedom.

On a chilly February evening in Kentucky, Mr. Shelby sits over wine with Haley, a trader, trying to settle a debt. The bargain puts Uncle Tom, the trusted and devout man who manages Shelby’s farm, at risk of being sold; now Haley wants Harry too. Shelby hesitates, and Eliza carries her boy away, unaware of what has been discussed. In a society where a family can be divided by a deal over dinner, how long can affection and conscience hold against necessity?

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