Harriet Beecher Stowe

A contemporary Atlantic writer reflects on one of the voices from the magazine's archives who helped shape the publication—and the nation.

Reconciliation is good — but not at any cost.

Stowe’s novel shifted public opinion about slavery so dramatically that it has often been credited with fuelling the war that destroyed the institution.

Again and again, a fervant British anticommunist's filmstrip of the novel shows images of women in states of distress.

Harriet Beecher Stowe said that Josiah Henson’s life had inspired her most famous character. But Henson longed to be recognized by his own name.

Baptists were never monolithic on the issue of slavery, but Southern Baptists were united in their opposition to Northern Baptists determining their beliefs.

Born into slavery, this preacher and Underground Railroad conductor served as the inspiration for a history-making book.

The language that has long been critical to covertly mobilizing activism.

Before Stowe's famous novel, a formerly enslaved African-American living in Canada wrote a memoir detailing his experience.

A classic New Yorker account of the Henry Ward Beecher adultery trial recalls a time in America that seems both incomprehensible and familiar.

Over the course of her 83 years, the megawatt star that was Tina Turner kept telling us who she was in the hopes that we would see her — all of her.

Understanding puzzles as agents of disorder runs counter to a common interpretation that associates puzzles with the quest for order.

Liberians in West Fargo trying to dodge racism are deeply woven into American history.

Exploring the homes of two presidents, the birthplace of another, and a natural wonder that once drew visitors from far and wide.

Back in the 19th century, coal was the nation's newfangled fuel source—and it faced the same resistance as wind and solar today.

Emily Bingham’s new book explores the roots of the Kentucky Derby’s anthem. It may not be pretty, but it’s important to know.

Frederick Law Olmsted’s landscape creations, especially his urban parks, remain a vital part of our present.

The most influential preacher in the country, Beecher aggressively agitated for the Union to extend complete forgiveness to Confederates.

When the river freezes, lives change.

New books investigate the brutality of the internal slave trade by focusing on businesses, and examine the role of white women in enslaving Black people.