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American History: Race and Ethnicity
Author_Clifford W. Brown Jr.
Author_David Fiske
Author_Rachel Seligman
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Fort Edward
Glens Falls
Henry B. Northup
Hudson Falls
Kidnapping of Free Blacks
LA
Life of Free Blacks in Antebellum America
NY
Red River Valley
Saratoga Springs
Slave Trade in Washington
Slavery
Slavery in Louisiana
Product details
- ISBN 9781440829741
- Weight: 567g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 12 Aug 2013
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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A companion to the classic African-American autobiographical narrative, Twelve Years A Slave, this work presents fascinating new information about the 1841 kidnapping, 1853 rescue, and pre- and post-slavery life of Solomon Northup.
Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years A Slave provides a compelling chronological narrative of Northup's entire life, from his birth in an isolated settlement in upstate New York to the activities he pursued after his release from slavery. This comprehensive biography of Solomon Northup picks up where earlier annotated editions of his narrative left off, presenting fascinating, previously unknown information about the author of the autobiographical Twelve Years A Slave.
This book examines Northup's life as a slave and reveals details of his life after he regained his freedom, relating how he traveled around the Northeast giving public lectures, worked with an Underground Railroad agent in Vermont to help fugitive slaves reach freedom in Canada, and was connected with several theatrical productions based upon his experiences. The tale of Northup's life demonstrates how the victims of the American system of slavery were not just the slaves themselves, but any free person of color—all of whom were potential kidnap victims, and whose lives were affected by that constant threat.
David Fiske, MLS, is a writer and independent researcher. He was previously senior librarian at the New York State Library.
Clifford W. Brown, PhD, is Robert Porter Patterson Professor of Government at Union College.
Rachel Seligman, MFA, is Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs at the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College.
