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Feb 10, 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. Interim Archives/Getty Images An illustration of Solomon Northup from 1859, which originally appeared in the book Twelve Years a Slave.
Oct 29, 2013 · 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.
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...
Mar 3, 2014 · HISTORY. Vintage Headlines. The New York Times’ 1853 Coverage of Solomon Northup, the Hero of “12 Years A Slave” Northup’s story garnered heavy press coverage and spread widely in the weeks and...
Northup, Solomon, b. 1808. African Americans -- New York (State) -- Biography. Kidnapping -- Washington D.C. -- History -- 19th century. Slaves -- Louisiana -- Biography. Slavery -- Louisiana. Slaves' writings, American -- Louisiana. Plantation life -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.
Oct 19, 2013 · Twelve Years a Slave tells the story of Solomon Northup. He was an African-American musician from New York — a free man, until he was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., and sold into slavery. After...
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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