Voices of Conflict - Civil War
Harriet Beecher Stowe handout
| 17a_harriet_beecher_stowe_bio_handout.pdf |
In case you want to read more of the book than what you are assigned, here is the full text!
Uncle Tom's Cabin Readings
All Readings are included in two formats:
LARGE font for reading on the computer & SMALL font if you'd like to print it! :-D
LARGE font for reading on the computer & SMALL font if you'd like to print it! :-D
Chapters 12 & 14
| chapter_12__14_handout_-_large_font.pdf |
| chapter_12__14_handout_-_small_font.pdf |
Chapters 20 & 25 - optional
| chapter_20__25_excerpts_optional_large_font.pdf |
| chapter_20__25_excerpts_optional_small_font.pdf |
Chapter 22
| chapter_22_-_large_font.pdf |
| chapter_22_-_small_font.pdf |
Chapters 40 & 41 & 44
| chapter_40__41__44_handout_-_large_font.pdf |
| chapter_40__41__44_handout_-_small_font.pdf |
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1903) Melodrama | September 1903
Director: Edwin S. Porter / Production Company: Edison Mfg. Co.
Director: Edwin S. Porter / Production Company: Edison Mfg. Co.
- A 1903 version of Uncle Tom's Cabin, directed by Edwin S. Porter was one of the earliest "full-length" movies (although "full-length" at that time meant between 10 and 14 minutes).[2] This film, produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company, used white actors in blackface in the major roles and black performers only as extras. This version was evidently similar to many of the "Tom Shows" of earlier decades and featured a large number of black stereotypes (such as having the slaves dance in almost any context, including at a slave auction).[2] It was the most expensive film production ever at the time of its production.[3]
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1927) - Legendary, Complete Silent Film
- A 1927 version was directed by Harry A. Pollard (who'd played Uncle Tom in the 1913 release of Uncle Tom's Cabin). This two-hour movie spent more than a year in production and was the third most expensive picture of the silent era (at a cost of $1.8 million). Black actor Charles Gilpin was originally cast in the title role, but was fired after the studio decided his "portrayal was too aggressive." James B. Lowe then took over the character of Tom. One difference in this film from the novel is that after Tom dies, he returns as a vengeful spirit and confronts Simon Legree before leading the slave owner to his death. Black media outlets of the time praised the film, but the studio—fearful of a backlash from Southern and white film audiences—ended up cutting out controversial scenes, including the film's opening at a slave auction (where a mother is torn away from her baby). The story was adapted by Pollard, Harvey F. Thew and A.P. Younger, with titles by Walter Anthony. It starred James B. Lowe, Virginia Grey, George Siegmann, Margarita Fischer, Mona Ray and Madame Sul-Te-Wan.[10]
Abraham Lincoln handout
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Frederick Douglass and Robert E. Lee handout
| 19_douglass___lee_handout.pdf |
