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Nestled in the heart of Montgomery County sits an old plantation house where Josiah Henson, the muse for Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” spent most of his life. The house is now a ...

A historic plantation is being turned into the Josiah Henson Museum in honor of the abolitionist and author whose life and works inspired the renowned novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The plantation, once ...

"Josiah Henson was born into slavery in La Plata, Maryland, and auctioned off as a child to pay his owner's debt. After numerous trials and abuse, he earned the trust of his slaveholder by exhibiting ...

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