Picture No | 10219160 |
Date | 1877 |
Description | The Rev. Josiah Henson |
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Rev. Josiah Henson (1789 - 1883), ex-slave, minster and abolitionist, pictured in March 1877 when he was in Britain to visit Queen Victoria. He was believed to be the model for 'Uncle Tom' in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'.
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Source | Illustrated London News, 17 March 1877, page 261 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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