Josiah Henson's father's name was Isaac Henson. Isaac was a slave who worked on a plantation in Maryland, and his experiences greatly influenced Josiah's later life as an abolitionist and author. Josiah Henson himself became a prominent figure in the anti-slavery movement and is often cited as an inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's character Uncle Tom in "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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