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12 Years A Slave By Solomon Northup

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12 Years A Slave 12 years of slave.png Twelve years a slave is written by Solomon Northup based on his true story fighting for his survival and freedom. He was abducted, abused and his identity and dignity was taken away from him.Northup was a free black man from upstate New York. In march 1834 the Northup’s family moved to Saratoga Springs of New York. He worked as a violinist and lived with his wife and two kids. It was in 1841 Saratoga Springs New York, when Solomon was walking in the morning looking for a job and two gentlemen approached him named Brown & Hamilton. They offered Solomon a two week job of being a musician if he travels with them to Washington D.C. Solomon accepts the offered but he forgot to leave a note to his wife where he was going. …show more content…

Mr.Ford bought Solomon but after a few week a man named Tibeats who works for Mr.Ford got in a fight with Solomon. Because Tibeats did not like Solomon he was abusing him. For example, he told Solomon to build a wood house and Solomon did but Tibeats just wanted to make Solomon suffer so he destroyed what Solomon built. Because of the fight Tibeats and his friends hanged Solomon on a tree but Solomon did not died . Also because of the fight Mr.Ford had to transfer Solomon to Mr.Epps who is a slave owner and he also owns a cotton field. Mr.Epps abused Solomon for not picking enough cotton. While working for Mr.Epps Solomon makes a deal with Armsby to deliver a note to his family and friends in Saratoga Springs. Mr.Epps finds out that Solomon was writing a note to his family , So he threaten Solomon if this is true but Solomon denied Mr.Epps. One day when Solomon and Mr.Epps were working a man came to help work with Mr.Epps name Bass. Solomon asked Bass where he came from Bass replied “Canada.” Furthermore, Solomon asks Bass if he could help him deliver a note to Saratoga Springs and also Solomon tells Bass that he is a free man not a slave. Bass delivered the note to

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