One book I would recommend is Uncle Tom's Cabin. I am glad to have read this book because of the historical significance and the positive impact it had on American history. Uncle Tom's Cabin was meant to illustrate all the evils of slavery .Some may argue that from a literacy aspect it was not very well written. However, I found Uncle Tom's character and struggle to be heroic. I can not help, but feel sorrow when I read this book. I can not see how people justified owning another person. I really liked that last chapter in the book where the author reminds us that even if they are not participating in slave owning they are just as guilty when they turn their backs with what's going on. I feel that part is very true because too many peole are afraid to stand up for what they believe is right.
I also believe that too many people don't stand up for what they believe in. I haven't read the book, but it does sound like an interesting read. It is sad that so many people since the beginning of humanity have had to deal with things of this nature. No person has claim over another. We are what we are, and there is nothing that we can do about it. It's not like we get a check box to sign off on in our mother's womb that decides, race, gender, height, weight, or anything else like that. People need to treat others like people, regardless of any of those things.
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