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Solomon Northup (born July 10, c. 1807–1808; died c. 1864) was an
American abolitionist and the
primary author of the
memoir Twelve Years a Slave. A free-born...
- Ridley,
based on the 1853
slave memoir Twelve Years a
Slave by
Solomon Northup, an
African American man who was
kidnapped in Washington, D.C. by two conmen...
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Northup is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include: Amos
Northup (1889–1937),
American automotive designer Anne
Northup (born 1948), American...
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Harry E.
Northup (born
September 2, 1940) is an
American actor and poet. As an actor, he made
frequent appearances in the
films of
Martin Scorsese, Jonathan...
- an 1853
memoir and
slave narrative by
Solomon Northup as told to and
written by
David Wilson.
Northup, a
black man who was born free in New York state...
- Anne
Meagher Northup (born
January 22, 1948) is an
American Republican politician and
educator from the
Commonwealth of Kentucky. From 1997 to 2007, she...
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April 14, 2013,
Oliver "Chip"
Northup Jr. and his wife
Claudia Maupin were tortured, murdered, and
mutilated by
Daniel William Marsh in the couple's...
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nomination for the
Academy Award for Best
Actor for his
portrayal of
Solomon Northup in 12
Years a
Slave (2013). Ejiofor's
other films include Dirty Pretty...
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Canadian abolitionist who
helped Solomon Northup,
author of
Twelve Years a Slave,
attain his freedom.
Northup was a free
black man from New York who was...
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Patsey (c. 1817–after 1863) was an
African American enslaved woman.
Solomon Northup wrote about her in his book
Twelve Years a Slave,
which is the
source for...
