Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987) Starring Avery Brooks, Kate Burton, Bruce Dern, Paula Kelly, Phylicia Rashad, Kathryn Walker, Edward Woodward, George Coe, Frank Converse, Albert Hall, Jenny Lewis, Troy Byer, Shirley Jo Finney, Samuel L. Jackson, Endyia Kinney, Carla Sutton This adaptation of the Harriet Beecher Stowe novel follows the adventures of a group of slaves in the 19th-century American South. When Eliza (Phylicia Rashad) hears that she and her son will be separated despite a promise to the con

45K views · 364 reactions | Harriet Beecher Stowe was born on June 14, 1811, in Litchfield, Connecticut. "Uncle Tom's Cabin,"her novel about the evils of slavery, sold 10,000 copies in its first week. | American Experience | PBS | Facebook