| Harry Stowe | |
| Fictional Character | |
| A Different Flesh POD: C. 2.5-1.3 million years ago; Relevant POD: c. 1492 | |
| Appearance(s): | "Though the Heavens Fall" |
| Type of Appearance: | Direct |
| Species: | Human |
| Nationality: | Federated Commonwealths of America |
| Occupation: | Overseer |
Harry Stowe oversaw the sims on Charles Gillen's plantation in Virginia. His contempt for Gillen's house-slave Jeremiah was barely concealed. When Jeremiah was sent to the fields, Stowe enjoyed making his differently-hued fellow human miserable. Stowe's poor treatment played a part in Jeremiah's decision to run away.
Stowe was present at Jeremiah's trial in Portsmouth. He was upbraided by Judge Kemble for his racist outburst.
Literary comment
The character's name is remarkably similar to Harriet Beecher Stowe, the anti-slavery activist who popularized this kind of "brutal overseer" stock villain in her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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