Uncle Tom is an elderly slave residing in a little cabin near his master's house. Tom proves to be popular, meek and obedient but Tom's master feels no qualms about selling him to a slave trader in order to pay a debt. While living the life of slavery and exploitation, Tom sticks firmly to his beliefs and gets admired even by his enemies. Unde Tom's Cabin triggered the American Civil War that freed the slaves throughout America by depicting the cruelty of slavery.