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Revolution to the civil war 17831861 african americans biography. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, solomon northup was sold from plantation to plantation in louisiana, toiling under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting samuel bass, a canadian who finally put him in touch with his family, and helped start the process to regain his freedom. Narrative of solomon northup, a citizen of newyork, kidnapped in washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the red river in louisiana. Solomon northup was a free born african american but was kidnapped in 1841 and. Listen to 12 years a slave audiobook by solomon northup. In this riveting landmark autobiography that reads like a novel, academy award and emmy winner louis. Twelve years a slave, solomon northup 1808 1863 twelve years a slave is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by american solomon northup as told to and edited by david wilson.

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