Twelve Years a Slave
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Twelve Years a Slave is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. Northup, a Black man who was born free and was an occasional touring musician in Ne
Illustration from Twelve Years a Slave (1855)
12 Years a Slave (film)
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12 Years a Slave is a 2013 biographical historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen from a screenplay by John Ridley, based on the 1853 slave memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a Blac
Twelve Years a Slave
…Press (1968). The memoir has been adapted as two film versions, produced as the 1984 PBS television film Solomon Northup's Odyssey and the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave, which won three Academy Awards including Best Picture. In his home town of Saratoga Springs, New York, Solomon Northup, a free negro and a skilled…
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The Edwin Epps House, now located on the ground of Louisiana State University of Alexandria, is a stop along Northup's Trail. Solomon Northup and Samuel Bass helped build the house that was completed in 1852.
John Ridley in 2013
Director Steve McQueen at the premiere of 12 Years a Slave at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival