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Referenced as a book written by a high-profile white Southerner in the late 1850s arguing that 'the real problem with slavery is what it does to poor white people.' The book was taken up by northern anti-slavery people and the author was 'hounded out of the South.' This refers to 'The Impending Crisis of the South' though the title is not explicitly stated.

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Discussed in the context of how Northerners were being radicalized against slavery. The hosts mention Lincoln supposedly meeting Stowe and saying 'you're the little lady who made such a big war.' The book is described as a 'publishing sensation' that confronted middle-class Northeastern Americans with the reality of slavery breaking up families and violating Christian principles.