Solomon Northup Twelve Years A Slave

Solomon northup born july 10 1807 or 1808 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 a farmer and a professional violinist northup had been a landowner in hebron new york in 1841 he was offered a traveling musician s job and went to washington.

Solomon northup twelve years a slave. In the novel twelve years a slave solomon northup composed a narrative about his life as a free man and about his life as a slave. Three months later northup was back in the times with news of his impending memoir twelve years a slave. Narrative of a citizen of new york solomon northup kidnapped in washington city in 1841 rescued in 1853 from a cotton plantation near the red river in louisiana achieved a remarkable degree of success as an abolitionist indictment against slavery. Among the three owners he had all of them had a different way of treating their slaves.

How heavily the weight of slavery pressed upon me then. Solomon northup s twelve years a slave provides readers with a different outlook on slavery. Northup s story entitled twelve years a slave was published in 1853. Solomon northup s book twelve year s a slave covered the story of northup himself as he was kidnapped and forced into slavery.

Solomon northup s story was relevant when it was written and is still relevant today. Twelve years a slave is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by american solomon northup as told to and edited by david wilson northup a black man who was born free in new york state details his being tricked to go to washington d c where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the deep south he was in bondage for 12 years in louisiana before he was able to secretly get information to. Northup was the author of twelve years a slave. I must toil day after day endure abuse and taunts and scoffs sleep on the hard ground live on the coarsest fare and not only this but live the slave of a blood seeking wretch of whom i must stand henceforth in continued.

Northup discusses his days as a slave and the different obstacles he went through. Solomon northup twelve years a slave. He worked as a slave for 12 years before the government was able to locate and free him. Northup was born a free person of colour in 1807 or 1808 in upstate new york.

Religion is one of the main factors contributing to how northup is treated. Twelve years after being abducted and sold into slavery solomon northup was legally granted his freedom on 4 january 1853. During this time of cruel punishment and hard conditions of life as a slave in the 19th century south this book shed light on life as a slave. Solomon northup s slave narrative twelve years a slave.