Twelve Years a Slave
Solomon Northup
The memoir recounts the true story of a free African-American man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. in 1841 and sold into slavery in Louisiana, where he endured harsh conditions and inhumane treatment for twelve years before regaining his freedom. Northup's narrative provides a detailed and poignant account of the daily life of enslaved people, the brutalities they faced, and his unyielding hope for justice and liberation.
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