RUSH TRANSCRIPT Have you ░░░░░░░░ that the west didn ░░░░░░░░ create slavery We ended ░░░░░░░░ But we still get ░░░░░░░░ for it In fact ░░░░░░░░ was America and Europe ░░░░░░░░ lead the way during ░░░░░░░░ 19 th century in ░░░░░░░░ the Muslim slave traders ░░░░░░░░ others to stop taking ░░░░░░░░ from Africa and Europe ░░░░░░░░ fuel this evil institution ░░░░░░░░ economist Thomas Sowell has ░░░░░░░░ argued this point noting ░░░░░░░░ there is a conspicuous ░░░░░░░░ of writings from frederick ░░░░░░░░ type figures in Egypt ░░░░░░░░ sudan or other similar ░░░░░░░░ In fact for all ░░░░░░░░ supposed evils the west ░░░░░░░░ the only civilization that ░░░░░░░░ freed and escaped slaves ░░░░░░░░ voice to decry their ░░░░░░░░ conditions and to agitate ░░░░░░░░ behalf of others still ░░░░░░░░ in it Yes it ░░░░░░░░ imperfect but there is ░░░░░░░░ like it anywhere else ░░░░░░░░ the world Think about ░░░░░░░░ barbary pirate wars fought ░░░░░░░░ Thomas Jefferson s administration ░░░░░░░░ still rings proudly from ░░░░░░░░ cries of our marine ░░░░░░░░ in their hymn that ░░░░░░░░ from the halls of ░░░░░░░░ to the shores of ░░░░░░░░ they fight our countries ░░░░░░░░ There were women and ░░░░░░░░ as far north as ░░░░░░░░ British isles being kidnapped ░░░░░░░░ their homes and sold ░░░░░░░░ slavery in north Africa ░░░░░░░░ elsewhere and some of ░░░░░░░░ slave auction blocks were ░░░░░░░░ taking place in Egypt ░░░░░░░░ decade after the end ░░░░░░░░ our Civil War Yet ░░░░░░░░ you name a single ░░░░░░░░ There were hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ of victims perhaps millions ░░░░░░░░ we don t know ░░░░░░░░ names But we do ░░░░░░░░ the names of frederick ░░░░░░░░ harriet tubman booker t ░░░░░░░░ and so on That ░░░░░░░░ really something if you ░░░░░░░░ about it So when ░░░░░░░░ comes to the power ░░░░░░░░ popular culture can have ░░░░░░░░ changing society especially when ░░░░░░░░ comes to writers and ░░░░░░░░ orators you can t ░░░░░░░░ about the political climate ░░░░░░░░ ante bellum America without ░░░░░░░░ about uncle Tom s ░░░░░░░░ by harriet beecher stowe ░░░░░░░░ in 18 52 It ░░░░░░░░ a book that queen ░░░░░░░░ read and cried over ░░░░░░░░ s a book that ░░░░░░░░ made president Abraham Lincoln ░░░░░░░░ when he met harriet ░░░░░░░░ so this is the ░░░░░░░░ lady who started this ░░░░░░░░ war So how did ░░░░░░░░ come to be and ░░░░░░░░ exactly was its impact ░░░░░░░░ the American psyche at ░░░░░░░░ time My good friend ░░░░░░░░ Flannery the host of ░░░░░░░░ American story podcast and ░░░░░░░░ senior fellow at the ░░░░░░░░ institute tackles that very ░░░░░░░░ in his latest episode ░░░░░░░░ says quote isabella beecher ░░░░░░░░ outraged like many of ░░░░░░░░ Boston neighbors by the ░░░░░░░░ of the fugitive slave ░░░░░░░░ in 1850 The new ░░░░░░░░ part of the compromise ░░░░░░░░ 1850 required citizens in ░░░░░░░░ states to assist in ░░░░░░░░ recovery of fugitive slaves ░░░░░░░░ penalty of stiff fines ░░░░░░░░ imprisonment Isabella was fully ░░░░░░░░ looking after her eleven ░░░░░░░░ but she knew someone ░░░░░░░░ might be able to ░░░░░░░░ something her husband s ░░░░░░░░ harriet beecher stowe Isabel ░░░░░░░░ outraged like many of ░░░░░░░░ Boston neighbors by the ░░░░░░░░ slave law Compromise of ░░░░░░░░ which aimed to keep ░░░░░░░░ country from destroying itself ░░░░░░░░ the issue of slavery ░░░░░░░░ the fugitive slave law ░░░░░░░░ 1973 the new law ░░░░░░░░ it easier to file ░░░░░░░░ on run away slaves ░░░░░░░░ federal officials to enforce ░░░░░░░░ law and deny a ░░░░░░░░ by jury Most infuriating ░░░░░░░░ anti slavery citizens in ░░░░░░░░ states to recover fugitive ░░░░░░░░ under stiff tpaoeupbz Active ░░░░░░░░ longer be seen as ░░░░░░░░ evil slave states Welcome ░░░░░░░░ to be here Harriet ░░░░░░░░ stowe s novel uncle ░░░░░░░░ s cabin was the ░░░░░░░░ selling novel of the ░░░░░░░░ century Tell us how ░░░░░░░░ came to write that ░░░░░░░░ book what its about ░░░░░░░░ why the book is ░░░░░░░░ She was born in ░░░░░░░░ and daughter of prominent ░░░░░░░░ She had seven children ░░░░░░░░ her own and she ░░░░░░░░ a writer with very ░░░░░░░░ anti slavery convictions The ░░░░░░░░ of her sister in ░░░░░░░░ was in Boston but ░░░░░░░░ wasn t a writer ░░░░░░░░ the family story how ░░░░░░░░ got inspired is what ░░░░░░░░ just listened to Got ░░░░░░░░ letter from her sister ░░░░░░░░ resolved to write something ░░░░░░░░ story of a black ░░░░░░░░ who was strong brave ░░░░░░░░ christ like in his ░░░░░░░░ And his owner had ░░░░░░░░ whipped to death because ░░░░░░░░ would not betray two ░░░░░░░░ away slaves Immediate best ░░░░░░░░ in America and immediate ░░░░░░░░ best seller over million ░░░░░░░░ a half copies in ░░░░░░░░ in the first year ░░░░░░░░ best selling novel of ░░░░░░░░ century and made herrity ░░░░░░░░ and deepen anti slavery ░░░░░░░░ and pro slavery south ░░░░░░░░ up to the Civil ░░░░░░░░ It was Abraham Lincoln ░░░░░░░░ you re the little ░░░░░░░░ who started this great ░░░░░░░░ How did we go ░░░░░░░░ this to uncle Tom ░░░░░░░░ how it s ban ░░░░░░░░ about in politics today ░░░░░░░░ did we go from ░░░░░░░░ like figure to his ░░░░░░░░ being used insult against ░░░░░░░░ Americans Remarkable story Really ░░░░░░░░ the time the book ░░░░░░░░ out for more than ░░░░░░░░ a century virtually every ░░░░░░░░ leader writer and intellectual ░░░░░░░░ America had the highest ░░░░░░░░ for the book even ░░░░░░░░ They held him in ░░░░░░░░ regard hero having qualities ░░░░░░░░ to be admired and ░░░░░░░░ In 1918 black nationalist ░░░░░░░░ marcus made a speech ░░░░░░░░ which he said we ░░░░░░░░ t be uncle toms ░░░░░░░░ We need knew negro ░░░░░░░░ And publicly calling him ░░░░░░░░ Tom the worst thing ░░░░░░░░ black man could say ░░░░░░░░ another black man Changed ░░░░░░░░ degrees what it meant ░░░░░░░░ frederic douglass before Continuing ░░░░░░░░ conversation about the changing ░░░░░░░░ still about the term ░░░░░░░░ Tom and book uncle ░░░░░░░░ cabin Keep going back ░░░░░░░░ forth What can we ░░░░░░░░ from the evolution of ░░░░░░░░ process on this Professor ░░░░░░░░ a new Well henry ░░░░░░░░ Harvard edition of uncle ░░░░░░░░ s cabin about 15 ░░░░░░░░ ago His explicit purpose ░░░░░░░░ to make this book ░░░░░░░░ to young black leaders ░░░░░░░░ gates argues and he ░░░░░░░░ believes that uncle Tom ░░░░░░░░ really a heroic character ░░░░░░░░ gates thinks he s ░░░░░░░░ like douglass thought he ░░░░░░░░ an Malcolm X thought ░░░░░░░░ was It s true ░░░░░░░░ Luther King jr Was ░░░░░░░░ uncle Tom He was ░░░░░░░░ Christian hero of principle ░░░░░░░░ way douglass and others ░░░░░░░░ uncle Tom in the ░░░░░░░░ What can you learn ░░░░░░░░ this Fashionable opinion does ░░░░░░░░ and sometimes by luck ░░░░░░░░ incident fashionable is closer ░░░░░░░░ the truth I disagree ░░░░░░░░ him on many things ░░░░░░░░ Tom closer to frederic ░░░░░░░░ view I think he ░░░░░░░░ closer to the truth ░░░░░░░░ good thing if it ░░░░░░░░ in that direction I ░░░░░░░░ it was an incident ░░░░░░░░ He is someone I ░░░░░░░░ up to Had at ░░░░░░░░ home We had Obama ░░░░░░░░ in the day 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