Influential Literature

In a large emerging nation such as the U.S. in the 1800's, communication is key to advancement, and the United States did a satisfactory job of this. Prior to the American revolution paper such as the ones that appear in The Federalist and Common Sense convinced a nation to go to war with a few eloquent words. And now in the textbook we are learning about influential blacks wrote books (Uncle Tom's Cabin) and supported papers (The Liberator), to promote the abolition of slavery, and look where we are today? I love that some words on a piece of paper are capable of spreading such important messages.