Uncle Tom's cabin is a novel published in 1852 in response to the Fugitive Slave Act. The book switches perspectives between many slaves that live in the time of pre - Civil War. It talks about the problems that they had to go through that most slaves in the 1840's -1860's had to. The quote above was said by Mr. Haley, a slave trader, in chapter 1. This quote shows the suffering slaves had to go through when families got separated because of slave trade. This website is for understanding Uncle Tom's Cabin better and analyze subjects such as the history of the time the book is set in, the summary, the characters, the themes, and the author. I also used some sites to help me get information to make this website. You can find those sites in my bibliography.