Solomon Northup, (born July 10, 1807, Schroon [now Minerva], New York, U.S.—died after 1857), American farmer, labourer, and musician whose experience of being kidnapped and sold into slavery was the basis for his book Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in Washington …
What state is Solomon Northup from?
Solomon NorthupBornSolomon Northup July 10, 1807 or 1808 Minerva, New York, U.S.Diedbetween 1857 and 1875NationalityAmerican
Who Abducted Solomon?
Henry B. Northup arrived in Louisiana with an armload of documents proving Solomon’s status as a free person, and the evidence was so compelling that the man who’d been a slave for twelve years was quickly freed.
