Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story

Explore the story of Josiah Henson (voiced by actor Danny Glover), the real-life inspiration for Uncle Tom in Harriet Beecher Stowe's classic 1852 novel, recognized as one of the sparks that ignited the Civil War. Henson spent a portion of his life in Kentucky before escaping in 1830 and eventually settling in Ontario, Canada.