[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8699]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE STOWE CENTER OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT ON THE OCCASION OF 
  THE 200TH BIRTHDAY OF AUTHOR AND ABOLITIONIST HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

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                          HON. JOHN B. LARSON

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 3, 2011

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, June 14th of the year two-
thousand and eleven will mark the two-hundredth birthday of author and 
impassioned abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe.
  Stowe, a teacher hailing from Litchfield, Connecticut, became a 
central figure during the fight to end slavery in America after writing 
her seminal work, Uncle Tom's Cabin, which was completed in 1852.
  The book's heart wrenching depiction of life for African-Americans 
held in bondage captivated a nation and inspired the public will to end 
the reprehensible institution of slavery. This treasure of American 
literature based on factual events helped change the course of our 
Nation's history by exposing the horror of slavery to the larger 
population and became a corner-stone of the abolitionist movement and a 
``clarion call'' for freedom.
  Today, the legacy of Harriet Beecher Stowe is carried on by the 
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford, Connecticut. There, the Stowe 
Center carries on her passion and uses her story to inspire future 
generations to pick up the torch of social justice and carry forth the 
movement towards equal opportunity and justice for all.
  I want to acknowledge and congratulate the wonderful staff from the 
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center for their tireless work to continue to 
inspire the public will to eliminate racial disparities in America and 
the world. Happy 200th Birthday Mrs. Stowe.

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