Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (1852) impacted the abolitionist movement by:
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Correct answer: Humanizing the experience of enslaved people for a Northern audience
Stowe's novel brought the moral horrors of slavery into the homes of millions of Northerners who had previously been indifferent. It significantly increased anti-slavery sentiment and heightened sectional tensions leading up to the Civil War.
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