How did Stowe learn about slavery? How did Stowe know about slavery if she had never been in the South?
Stowe learned about slavery in a variety of ways. Her family discussed slavery; her father and brothers preached abolition; and her brother lived in Louisiana. She experienced it when she lived for almost 20 years in Cincinnati, Ohio, across the river from a slave holding state. She helped fugitives escape. She read freedom narratives and auction billings, corresponded with former slaves, and read the press.
