The memoirs of Methodist minister and former slave, Josiah Henson, helped inspire this novel.
- Gone with the Wind
- North and South
- Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- To Kill a Mockingbird
The memoirs of Methodist minister and former slave, Josiah Henson, helped inspire this novel.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin. After Henson and his wife, Nancy, escaped slavery, they established the Dawn Settlement in Dresden, Ontario as a refuge for fugitive slaves.