Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1852) tells the story of Uncle Tom, a kind, devout enslaved man in Kentucky, who is sold and separated from his family, enduring brutal treatment as he's passed between cruel masters in the Deep South, ultimately finding martyrdom for his faith while inspiring others, notably a brave mother named Eliza who escapes with her son, to resist slavery's horrors and fight for freedom.