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Which of the following quotes would best reflect a Southerner's reaction to the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?

"This is the proof we need to gain more followers. Read this novel, it will change your lifel"
"This novel brings up valid points about the horrors of slavery. Change must happen!"
"This book is a gross exaggeration of the practice of slavery, it depicts us as monsters!"
O "This novel is fiction and shouldn't be taken so serious. It is no different than reading Draculal"

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Answer:Koester: 'A lot of people in the South thought that Harriet Beecher Stowe was slandering them...' Because of the outright declaration against slavery in this book, Southerners felt threatened. They claimed that Uncle Tom's Cabin was a 'pack of lies' and even went to the extent of banning it.

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