Solomon Northup

Separation and survival In the spring of 1841 Solomonosp accepted short-term employment as a musician invitation. As a resident of free African Americans and New Yorkers, North Up expects him to bring him from Saratoga Springs to New York City and can leave home for only a short time - in fact, For such a short time, he has no comment. For his wife he worked at home for several weeks as he was expecting to come back to her again.

Solomon Northup is a free black man living in Saratoga, New York when he was kidnapped in 1841 and sold as a slave. He later escaped and wrote a book on his experience: "12-year slavery." The story of the New York citizen Solomon north up was kidnapped in Washington, DC in 1841 and rescued in 1853 (the base of the 2013 Oscar winning movie). This excerpt is based on the explanation of the North Up on the sale of New Orleans as well as other slaves Eliza and her children Randall and Emily.

This film was based on the autobiography of Solomon Knop published in 1853 as "The Slavery in 12 Years: The Story of New York Citizen Solomon · Northp", and was abducted in Washington, DC in 1841. I rescued him. In 1853, cotton plantations were planted near the Red River in Louisiana. "Think about it, for 30 years the man was full of hope, fear, ambition ... and 12 years," wrote Frederick Douglas. "It makes the blood cold." The cold has expanded thanks to the fact that Northrop and his memorizing process, lawyer and newspaper editor David Wilson often suggested, a humble prose. "Some people think that my explanation of life and wealth is not boring for the general public," Northlop wrote and because the details of his suffering are largely historical, The description is true and reliable. It was confirmed by scientists Sue Eakin and Joseph Logsdon. In the book of 1968

A few years later, filmmaker / photographer Gordon Parks has released an American theater movie about North Up, Solomon North Up Odyssey. At the end of 2000, Renee Moore residing in Saratoga Springs founded the "Solomon · Noppen: Free Celebration" event established by the city in 2002.