Twelve Years a Slave

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Twelve Years a Slave tells the story of Solomon Northup, a free-born man of colour who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South in 1841. His true tale of captivity, torture and abuse brings to life the unimaginable evils of slavery in a time when it was yet to be outlawed. Equal parts slave, travel, and spiritual narrative, Twelve Years A Slave reveals Northup to be a person of astonishing strength and wisdom.An insightful introduction by David Fiske reveals the world into which Northup was born, the kidnapping phenomenon to which he fell victim, and the legacy of slavery today.

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Solomon Northup

scriitor american · 1808–1864

Solomon Northup a fost un aboliționist american și autorul principal al memoriilor „Douăsprezece ani de sclavie”. Născut liber, de rasă mixtă, din statul New York, era fiul unui fost sclav și al unei femei libere de culoare.