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Twelve Years a Slave is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup as told to and written by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details himself being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South.
- Solomon Northup
- 1853
In his first year of freedom, Northup wrote and published a memoir, Twelve Years a Slave (1853). He lectured on behalf of the abolitionist movement, giving more than two dozen speeches throughout the Northeast about his experiences, to build momentum against slavery.
- From Freedom to Bondage
- The Kidnapping of Solomon Northup
- 12 Years as A Slave
- How Solomon Northup Escaped Slavery
- What Happened to Solomon Northup?
Born in 1807 or 1808 in Minerva, New York, Solomon Northup (portrayed by Chiwetel Ejiofor in the film) spent the first part of his life free. His father, Mintus, had been enslaved but was freed upon his master’s death, and Northup spent his childhood free to use his leisure time to read books or play the violin, his “ruling passion.” Able to marry ...
In 1841, Solomon Northup crossed paths with two men who called themselves “Hamilton” and “Brown.” As BlackPastreports, Northup was looking for employment in Saratoga Springs, New York, when the two men invited him to play his violin in New York City. Then, they insisted that he accompany them for a circus job in Washington, D.C. “They promised me a...
After the long journey by ship, Solomon Northup found himself in New Orleans, where he witnessed the heartbreaking separation of a woman named Eliza from her two children. And just like in the film, Northup and Eliza were both purchased by the same man, William Ford (portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch). But Northup’s recollection of his time in bond...
After 12 years as a slave, Solomon Northup found himself a free man in 1853. And the sequence of events that led to his release is fairly similar between his memoir and the movie. Both hinge on a man named Bass (Brad Pitt). As Northup tells it, Bass was a Canadian man who’d lived in Louisiana for a couple of years. While listening to a conversation...
In the aftermath of his escape, Solomon Northup achieved great fame after publishing his memoir (as told to David Wilson) Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853. During a time when abolitionists were seen as fringe characters, it offered Americans across t...
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Jan 9, 2014 · A question long debated is the contribution of David Wilson, credited in 1853 as the book's editor. Some have claimed Wilson in effect wrote Twelve Years a Slave.
Aug 30, 2024 · Solomon Northup wrote Twelve Years a Slave (1853), a memoir of his kidnapping and enslavement. Immensely popular upon its release, it remains one of the most important American slave narratives and is a valuable source of information regarding the daily lives of slaves in central Louisiana .
Apr 30, 2019 · Solomon Northup was a free Black resident of New York State who was drugged on a trip to Washington, D.C. in the spring of 1841 and sold to a dealer of enslaved people. Beaten and chained, he was transported by ship to a New Orleans market and suffered more than a decade of servitude on Louisiana plantations.
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Stripped of his identity and freedom, Solomon Northup endured twelve years of hardship and exploitation on various plantations in Louisiana. The book powerfully depicts the physical and psychological torment endured by enslaved individuals during this dark period in American history.
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