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Twelve Years a Slave, Part 1 summary

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In Twelve Years a Slave, the dedication honors Harriet Beecher Stowe for her association with reform and presents the narrative as a companion to Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The verse attributed to Cowper challenges respect for inherited slavery by questioning why one flawed person should exercise absolute power over another.

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  1. The dedication associates Harriet Beecher Stowe with a worldwide movement for reform.
  2. The narrative is offered as an additional aid to understanding Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  3. Cowper’s verse argues that habit and respect for age help preserve slavery.
  4. The verse questions a ruler’s absolute authority over an enslaved person who shares the same human weaknesses.

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