Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist and novelist best known for her novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which was initially published in 1852 and quickly became a classic. When the novel was released, it described life in the United States during that time period, which both empowered and outraged the North. During her career, Stowe wrote 30 novels, including three travel memoirs.
Jefferson Davis
During the American Civil War, Jefferson Davis served as President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865. He grew up in Tennessee after being born in Virginia. However, that was not his only accomplishment during his lifetime. Davis also served as a senator from Mississippi and as Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce, and he fought in the Mexican-American War.
