The Ebony Idol is a plantation literature novel by G. M. Flanders, first published in 1860.

The majority of these works, such as Aunt Phillis's Cabin (1852) and The Planter's Northern Bride (1854), attacked Stowe for her allegedly inaccurate depiction of slavery, and criticized other abolitionists.

The local pastor, Reverend Cary, adopts abolitionism and arranges for a freedom seeker named Caesar to reside in the town.

Caesar acts as an "ebony idol" for the respect and sympathy of the people of Minton.

In time, an enslaver from the Southern United States visits Cary, who, under pressure from the townsfolk, agrees that Caesar should leave Minton to be enslaved and work on a plantation, restoring Minton to its original, idyllic condition.