Twelves years a slave
10 July in 1807 or 1808, Solomon Northrup, a free African-American who was later kidnapped into slavery in Louisiana and wrote the book 12 Years a Slave, now a major motion picture, was born. This is his account of his life as a slave:
This image released by Fox Searchlight shows Chiwetel Ejiofor, second right, in a scene from “12 Years A Slave.” (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight, Francois Duhamel)
A harrowing first person account of a free African-American being kidnapped into slavery in Louisiana for 12 years. First published in 1853, in 2014 the book was turned into a major motion picture directed by Steve McQueen. Trigger warning for physical and sexual violence.
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| Twelve_Years_a_Slave.pdf | 13.76 MB |
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