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Solomon Northrup
Solomon northup was an African farmer and musician and was taken hostage and sold into slavery in 1841. He was born in 1808, grew up as a farmer and a violinist.
Soloman Northrup enlightened people on slaves who never gave up, and what it was like to be a slave through his book 12 years a slave (Solomon) Soloman Northrups text 12 years a slave impacted many people.
In the first section of his book he tells about how his journey as a slave started. It was a very long painful journey for Solomon. He's a very strong and brave man. He survived 12 years of pain. He quoted, “Having been born a free man for 30 years enjoyed the blessings of liberty” (Twelve Years). He was a free man for 30 years and the. He got captured …show more content…

Solomon was trapped in a dark and scary cell, for many days. He got whipped and beaten “he called me a black liar and run away from Georgia. (Twelve Years ). He got called names and thing he wasn't. This chapter really tells about what they want through. How hard it was for them. In this section of Solomon Northrups text. He tells about his second time being captured, he thought he was going home. These guys told him that they were going to a circus. And so of course Solomon got in with them and went. Then it happened they drugged Solomon they made him drink a whole bottle of whiskey. Later that night at the supper table Solomon so was sick and nauseous he couldn't even eat from being drugged and beaten. He quoted, At the supper table I was without appetite the sight and flavor of food was nauseous. (Twelve Years ). After dinner he was thrown back into his cell. All in all Solomon Northrup affected many people. Many people and hopefully they look at slavery differently. His Text gives a graphic detail and its very easy to picture what he went through. I look at my own life very differently and I am very glad I did not have to go through that. Through his book 12 years a

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