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Uncle Tom’s Cabin · Character
John Fosdick
A Quaker who assists fugitive slaves.
minor
Also known as John
First appearance: volume i xvii the freeman s defense
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- Other
Character groups
- Diverse minor characters and slave traders
- Protagonist
- St. Clare household and Shelby family
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