Uncle Tom's Cabin

Mr. Shelby Character

Grade 4 Uncle Tom's CaBIN EXERCISE

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Arthur Shelby

Tom's master in Kentucky. Shelby is characterized as a "kind" slaveowner; he is the stereotypical Southern gentleman. When Shelby experiences a financial crisis because of gambling debts, he sells Tom and the little boy Harry to save his plantation.

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