Solomon Northup
Solomon Northup ... 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 ...
Solomon Northup | Biography & Facts | Britannica
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 ...
Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of ...
Narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington City in 1841 and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in ...
“Twelve Years a Slave”: Solomon Northup biography ... - EDSITEment
Biography of Solomon Northup. Solomon Northup was born 1808 in the town of Minerva in upstate New York. His father, Mintus. Northup was a former slave who ...
Solomon Northup, a free Black New Yorker, was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841, spending twelve years enslaved on Louisiana ...
Summary of Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a ...
In 1841, two men offered Northup generous wages to join a traveling musical show, but soon after he accepted, they drugged him and sold him into slavery. After ...
Solomon Northup Describes a Slave Market, 1841. Solomon Northup was a free Black man in New York who was captured and sold into slavery. After twelve years, he ...
Solomon Northup - Death, 12 Years a Slave & Quotes
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 ...
Solomon Northup. Writer: 12 Years a Slave. Born a free man in New York, Northup was drugged and kidnapped in Washington, D.C. in 1841 and sold into slavery ...
Solomon Northup in Louisiana | The Historic New Orleans Collection
In 1841 Solomon Northup, a free black New Yorker, was kidnapped in Washington, DC, and sold to slave trader James Birch. Renaming Northup "Platt Hamilton," ...
Solomon Northup - | Lapham's Quarterly
Born to a freedman in upstate New York, Solomon Northup was a thirty-three-year-old landowner and musician awaiting the birth of his third child when two ...
From Slavery to Freedom in New York State | PBS LearningMedia
Discover the fascinating life of Solomon Northup. Born free in New York State, Northup was kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery.
Twelve years a slave. Narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of ...
Narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in ...
Solomon Northup (1808-?) • - Blackpast
Solomon Northup (1808-?) ... Solomon Northup was a free Black man who was illegally held in bondage for twelve years before he regained his ...
Solomon Northup After His “12 Years a Slave” | HISTORY
With Oscar buzz building around “12 Years a Slave,” find out more about the mysterious life of protagonist Solomon Northup.
Northup Trail - Louisiana Byways
The 83-mile Northup Trail tells the story of Solomon Northup, a free-born African American farmer and professional violinist from New York.
Solomon Northup, Abolitionist, and Author born
Solomon Northup was born on this date in 1807. He was a Black musician, abolitionist, and author. Born in Rhode Island, he was taken with the Northup family.
12 Years a Slave (film) - Wikipedia
Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Solomon Northup. Supporting roles are portrayed by Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt, Paul ...
Solomon Northup - Old Fort House Museum
Northup room includes many artifacts relating to Solomon's life and experiences including an original copy of “Twelve Years a Slave”. The room is set up to ...
Slave Manifest of Solomon Northup | National Archives
Slave Manifest of Solomon Northup. This item is a Slave Manifest listing Solomon Northup, the primary author of Twelve Years a Slave. The ...
Twelve Years a Slave
Book by Solomon NorthupTwelve Years a Slave is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup as told to and written by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details himself being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South.
Solomon Northup
American authorSolomon Northup 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.