The author of Twelve Years a Slave, Solomon Northup (b. 1808) was an African American carpenter who was born free but bound into slavery later in life.
12 Years a Slave is the harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, Solomon Northup was sold ...[SEE MORE]