In 1851, Harriet Beecher Stowe, the wife of Pastor Calvin Stowe, is torn apart after the loss of their young child. After going through a period of depression, she returns to the church, where she has a vision of a dying slave and, later, meets a runaway slave who tells her his story. These experiences inspire her to write a novel about the terrible situation faced by slaves in the United States, and Uncle Tom's Cabin soon becomes one of the most...