After 42 years of slavery, Josiah Henson escaped to Canada, where he wrote a memoir, founded a school and led others to freedom. But his home long bore the name “Uncle Tom,” to the offense of many.
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Reclaiming the Name of the Black Hero Who Inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’
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