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Patsey (c. 1830–after 1863) was an African-American enslaved woman. Solomon Northup wrote about her in his book Twelve Years a Slave, which is the source for most of the information known about her. There have been two adaptations of the book in film, Solomon Northup's Odyssey in 1984 and the better known 12 Years a Slave, in 2013.
Mar 2, 2014 · When a free black man named Solomon Northup was rescued from 12 years of bondage in January of 1853, a fellow slave, a young woman named Patsey, called after him tearfully. One hundred sixty-one...
Mar 21, 2017 · The suffering and injustice that Patsey endured was inflicted upon many slave women and girls on countless plantations throughout the Old South. While most of their names and experiences have been lost to history, Patsey’s story survives.
Watch this powerful clip of Patsey (Lupita Nyong'O) standing up to Master Epps (Michael Fassbender) with the help of Solomon (Chiwetel Ejiofor) from Steve McQueen's massively acclaimed drama ...
Nov 5, 2013 · Patsey, the young slave, was the victim of “a licentious master and a jealous mistress”; she was subject to sexual assaults from Mr. Epps, and violent ones from his...
Oct 31, 2013 · Twelve Years a Slave Enhanced Edition Book with Images and Maps. 12 Years a Slave Official Movie Website from Fox Searchlight. We pit the 12 Years a Slave true story vs. the movie. Learn about the real Solomon Northup, slave master Edwin Epps and the female slave Patsey.
Oct 28, 2013 · Perhaps the most striking scene in the film involves Patsey, a slave who is repeatedly raped by her master, Epps, and who as a consequence is jealously and obsessively...
Jan 10, 2014 · Patsey is the victim of both the master and the mistress – the master sexually assaults her and the white mistress, instead of sympathising with her plight, subjects her to...
Patsey is a twenty-three-year-old, beautiful slave girl belonging to Edwin Epps. She is raped by Epps regularly, making her the object of Mistress Epps ’ jealousy and hatred and thus the recipient of even more brutal treatment.
Jun 12, 2024 · On Epps’s plantation, Northup becomes friends with another slave, Patsey (Lupita Nyong’o). Epps pays particular attention to Patsey, often expressing his obsession by raping her, and his jealous wife (Sarah Paulson) frequently attacks her.
