12 Years a Slave
- ISBN-10
- 1499102534
- ISBN-13
- 9781499102536
- Series
- 12 Years a Slave
- Pages
- 132
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-04-09
- Author
- Solomon Northup
Description
Twelve Years a Slave (1853) is a memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York, details his kidnapping in Washington, D.C. and subsequent sale into slavery. After having been kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana by various masters, Northup was able to write to friends and family in New York, who were able to secure his release.
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