The Extraordinary Life of Solomon Northup

This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born freeman and works as a carpenter and is also a part time musician. One day he is approached by some men who want him to play for them. However, that is not their intention; they have kidnapped him and sold him into slavery. After many years in slavery and the help of sympathizers he is freed and returned to his family in NY. African History, Solomon Northup, Black Museum, Audio Books Free, Black American, Black Culture, Book Club, Newspaper, Favorite Books

Solomon Northup. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative ofSolomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in1841, and Rescued…

Twelve years a slave : narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and rescued in 1853--, by Solomon Northup (b. 1808)

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*Solomon Northup was born on this date in 1807. He was a Black musician, abolitionist, and author. Born in Rhode Island, he was taken with the Northup family when they moved to Hoosick, New York, in Rensselaer County. His father, Mintus, was a freedman who had been a slave in his early life in […]

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Solomon Northup. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative ofSolomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in1841, and Rescued…

Twelve years a slave : narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and rescued in 1853--, by Solomon Northup (b. 1808)

Solomon Northup

Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Solomon Northup in '12 Years A Slave'

Solomon Northup, Abolitionist, and Author born

*Solomon Northup was born on this date in 1807. He was a Black musician, abolitionist, and author. Born in Rhode Island, he was taken with the Northup family when they moved to Hoosick, New York, in Rensselaer County. His father, Mintus, was a freedman who had been a slave in his early life in […]

New headstone unveiled to help tell story of Solomon Northup

Tucked away in a residential block off Route 4 in Hudson Falls is tiny Baker Cemetery. A huge oak tree shades scattered headstones, weather-worn and grainy, most of their inscriptions

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Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup

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"I don't want to survive. I want to live" -Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup, 12 Years A Slave (2013)

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Michael Fassbender in "12 Years a Slave"

Arrival home, and first meeting with his wife and children.

One of hundreds of thousands of free digital items from The New York Public Library.