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12 Years A Slave By Solomon Northup

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Solomon Northup, is the author of the book 12 Years a Slave. Northup describes himself as a free African-American that lives in Saratoga, New York with his wife and children. He is a multifaceted laborer and he is also earning a living as a violinist. In 1842, he was offered by two Caucasian men, a two-week tour as a musician in Washington, D.C. While Solomon believes he will be going on an out of town trip to play music, Northup was instead, drugged, kidnapped, and sold as a slave in the Region of New Orleans with the nickname ‘’Platt’’. Once sold into slavery deep in the south, Solomon unwillingly had to believe misfortune, he then decides that cooperation is the best way to survive the horrific experience. However, he sees others in the

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