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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...
- Katie Calautti
Mar 21, 2017 · Patsey was a fictional character in the movie 12 Years a Slave, based on the memoir of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Learn about the real Patsey, a slave who suffered under the cruelty of Edwin Epps and his wife, and what happened to her during the Civil War.
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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...
- Amy Davidson Sorkin
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 ...
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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...
Oct 31, 2013 · This web page compares the true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery, with the movie adaptation. It does not mention Patsey, a fictional character played by Lupita Nyong'o in the movie, who was based on a real slave named Patsy.
