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Arthur Shelby's Summary

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It all started when a Kentucky farmer named as Arthur Shelby faced the harsh side of the fate by losing everything he owned. Even though, he and his wife Emily had a keen relationship with their slave, the decided to sell them to Mr. Harley, a coarse slave trader. The slaves to be sold are Uncle Tom, a middle-aged man with a wife and children. However, Tom’s wife overhears the conversation and flees to the north along with the children pursuing small beam of freedom. But, Haley follows and hire slave hunters to track them. Harry, son of Tom and his wife Eliza make their way to the Quaker settlement and Quakers agree to safely transport them the northern territory. Meanwhile, uncle tom gets caught and Haley takes him to a boat on the Mississippi

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