Toms Cabin
Having run up large debts, a Kentucky farmer named Arthur Shelbyfaces the prospect of losing everything he owns. He decides that the only way to raise money is to sell two of his slaves to Mr. Haley, a coarse slave trader. The slaves are Uncle Tom, a middle-aged man with a family on the farm, and Harry the young son of Mrs. Shelby's maid, Eliza
Although Mrs. Shelby reassures her that Mr.Shelby will not sell Harry, Eliza overhears another conversation between Haley and his wife and, after warning Uncle Tom and his wife, Aunt Chloe, she takes Harry and flees to the North, hoping to find freedom with her husband George in Canada. Haley hires a slave hunter named Loker and his gang to bring Eliza and Harry back to Kentucky. Eliza and Harry make their way to a Quaker settlement, where the Quakers agree to help transport them to safety. They are joined at the settlement by George, who reunites joyously with his family for the trip to Canada. Up North, George and Eliza remain in flight......
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