AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | The Abolitionists - Harriet Beecher Stowe | PBS

Following the tragic death of her young son and moved by the plight of slave families being torn apart by the Fugitive Slave Law, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin". AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's "The Abolitionists" premieres Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 9/8c on PBS. Learn more: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/abolitionists/ Subscribe to American Experience YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/AmericanExperience American Experience on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AmericanExperience Follow American Experience on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AmExperiencePBS