Release Date:- 2021-06-30
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In 1841, Solomon Northup was a free, educated Black man living in Saratoga Springs, New Yorkāuntil the day that two men kidnapped him and sold him into slavery in Louisiana. This is Northupās account of those years, when he learned about āthe measure of āmanās inhumanity to man.āā Northup endured unconscionable mental and physical abuse, but he never lost hope that his family would rescue himā¦if he could just find a way to contact them.
Twelve Years a Slave was published as abolitionists throughout the U.S. were campaigning to end slavery, and it has stood the test of time as a blistering indictment of slavery. In 2013, Northupās story was adapted into an award-winning movie. Northupās story remains importantāand the question he addresses to us readers continues to resonate: āWhat difference is there in the color of the soul?ā
