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c. Between 1863 and 1875 (aged 55–68) Solomon Northup (born July 10, c. 1807–1808; died c. 1864) was an American abolitionist and the primary author of the memoir Twelve Years a Slave. A free-born African American from New York, he was the son of a freed slave and a free woman of color.
May 7, 2024 · Solomon Northup, American farmer, laborer, and musician whose experience of being kidnapped and sold into slavery was the basis for his book Twelve Years a Slave (1853), which was adapted into an award-winning film in 2013. Learn more about Northup’s life in this article.
Apr 3, 2014 · Famous Authors & Writers. Abolitionists. 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...
Oct 28, 2013 · Shocked New Yorkers read the incredible tale of Solomon Northup, a free black man who had been lured from upstate Saratoga Springs to the slave territory of Washington, D.C. by a pair of white...
Feb 10, 2023 · By Kaleena Fraga | Edited By John Kuroski. Published February 10, 2023. Updated February 13, 2023. Born in upstate New York, Solomon Northup was abducted as an adult and sold into slavery in Louisiana — and then he wrote 12 Years a Slave about his experience.
Oct 29, 2013 · Public domain image. Solomon Northup was a free black man who was illegally held in bondage for twelve years before he regained his freedom. Northup was born to free parents in Minerva, New York in 1808. Little is known of his mother other than she was born a free mulatto.
Mar 3, 2014 · For 12 years, violinist Solomon Northup toiled as a slave in Louisiana in secret, after being kidnapped from his home in Saratoga, New York, and sold for $650. Finally, on January 4, 1853,...
