# Sam — Uncle Tom’s Cabin character guide

> Sam in Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Black Sam

**First appearance:** 0004-volume-i-v-showing-the-feelings-of-living-property-on-changing-owners

## Who they are

A quick-witted, comic enslaved man on the Shelby place whose flair for mischief and mimicry makes him an unlikely, unforgettable ally in Eliza's flight.

## In the story

### [VI: Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-vi-discovery)

Scheming and opportunistic, he plans to delay Haley by sabotaging his horse.

### [VII: The Mother’s Struggle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-vii-the-mother-s-struggle)

A servant who deliberately misleads Haley about the route to the river, aiding Eliza's escape.

### [Eliza's Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-viii-eliza-s-escape)

Returns to the Shelby plantation and recounts Eliza's escape, claiming divine providence.

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