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Learn about the life and memoir of Solomon Northup, an American abolitionist who was kidnapped and enslaved for 12 years in Louisiana. Find out how he regained his freedom, wrote Twelve Years a Slave, and influenced the abolitionist movement.
Solomon Northup (born July 10, 1807, Schroon [now Minerva], New York, U.S.—died after 1857) was an American farmer, labourer, and musician whose experience of being kidnapped and sold into slavery was the basis for his book Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and ...
Apr 3, 2014 · Solomon Northup was an African American farmer and musician who was taken hostage and sold into slavery in 1841. His story is told in the film '12 Years a Slave.'
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
Jan 9, 2014 · Learn about the life and legacy of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped into slavery in 1841 and wrote a best-selling account of his ordeal. Discover how his book was rediscovered and adapted into an award-winning film.
Feb 10, 2023 · Learn about the life of Solomon Northup, a free Black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Louisiana. Discover how he wrote his memoir, Twelve Years a Slave, and how it inspired the Oscar-winning film.
Oct 28, 2013 · Learn about the true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and enslaved for 12 years in Louisiana. Discover how his memoir, "Twelve Years a Slave," became a bestseller and an anti-slavery classic.
