In recent years , however , scholars such as Henry Louis Gates Jr. have begun to re-examine `` Uncle Tom 's Cabin '' , stating that the book is a `` central document in American race relations and a significant moral and political exploration of the character of those relations . ''
However , people such as Henry Louis Gates Jr. have begun studying `` Uncle Tom 's Cabin '' again . He says that the book is a `` central document in American race relations and a significant ( important ) moral and political exploration of the character of those relations . ''