Solomon Northup
Twelve Years a Slave
Twelve Years a Slave
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Since my return to liberty, I have not failed to perceive the increasing interest throughout the Northern States, in regard to the subject of Slavery. Works of fiction, professing to portray its features in their more pleasing as well as more repugnant aspects, have been circulated to an extent unprecedented, and, as I understand, have created a fruitful topic of comment and discussion.
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William Ford unfortunately became embarrassed in his pecuniary affairs. A heavy judgment was rendered against him in consequence of his having become security for his brother, Franklin Ford, residing on Red River, above Alexandria, and who had failed to meet his liabilities. He was also indebted to John M. Tibeats to a considerable amount in consideration of his services in building the
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Solomon Northup's harrowing memoir recounts his life as a free Black man kidnapped and sold into slavery in the antebellum South. A devastating and essential firsthand account of American slavery, told with clarity, dignity, and unflinching honesty.
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