Bøger af Solomon Northup

With a new introduction, Northup's memoir reveals the living truth of slavery, poverty and racism in a world set apart from elite metropolitan lifestyles.The 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, relates his tale, of being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. He was in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana before smuggling information to friends and family in New York, who in turn secured his release with the aid of the state. Northup's account provides extensive details on the slave markets in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, and describes the cotton and sugar cultivation and slave treatment on major plantations in Louisiana.Foundations of Black Science Fiction. New forewords and fresh introductions give long-overdue perspectives on significant, early Black proto-sci-fi and speculative fiction authors who wrote with natural justice and civil rights in their hearts, their voices reaching forward to the writers of today. The series foreword is by Dr Sandra Grayson.

Solomon Northup was kidnapped and spent the next 12 years working as a carpenter, driver, and cotton picker. This narrative reveals how Northup survived the harsh conditions of slavery, including smallpox, lashings, and an attempted hanging.

Twelve Years a Slave (Originally published in 1853 with the sub-title: "Narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana") is the written work of Solomon Northup; a man who was born free, but was bound into slavery later in life. Northup's account describes the daily life of slaves in Bayou Beof, their diet, the relationship between the master and slave, the means that slave catchers used to recapture them and the ugly realities that slaves suffered. Northup's slave narrative is comparable to that of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Ann Jacobs or William Wells Brown, and there are many similarities. Scholars reference this work today; one example is Jesse Holland, who referred to him in an interview given on January 20, 2009 on Democracy.now. He did so because Northup's extremely detailed description of Washington in 1841 helps the neuromancers understand the location of some slave markets, and is an important part of understanding that African slaves built many of the monuments in Washington, including the Capitol and part of the original Executive Mansion. The book, which was originally published in 1853, tells the story of how two men approached him under the guise of circus promoters who were interested in his violin skills. They offered him a generous but fair amount of money to work for their circus, and then offered to put him up in a hotel in Washington D.C. Upon arriving there he was drugged, bound, and moved to a slave pen in the city owned by a man named James Burch, which was located in the Yellow House, which was one of several sites where African Americans were sold on the National Mall in DC. Another was Robey s Tavern; these slave markets were located between what are now the Department of Education and the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, within view of the Capitol, according to researcher Jesse Holland, and Northup's own account[1]. Burch would coerce Northup into making up a new past for himself, one in which he had been born as a slave in Georgia. Burch told Northup that if he were ever to reveal his true past to another person he would be killed. When Northup continually asserts that he is a freeman of New York, Burch violently whips him until the paddle breaks and Rathburn insists on Burch to stop. Northup mentions different kind of owners that Northup had throughout his 12 years as a slave in Louisiana, and how he suffered severely under them: being forced to eat the meager slave diet, live on the dirt floor of a slave cabin, endure numerous beatings, being attacked with an axe, whippings and unimaginable emotional pain from being in such a state. One temporary master he was leased to was named Tibbeats; the man tried to kill him with an axe, but Northup ended up whipping him instead. Finally the book discusses how Northup eventually ended up winning back his freedom. A white carpenter from Canada named Samuel Bass arrived to do some work for Northup s current owner, and after conversing with him, Northup realized that Bass was quite different from the other white men he had met in the south; he said he stood out because he was openly laughed at for opposing the sub-human arguments slavery was based on. It was to Bass that Northup finally confided his story, and ultimately Bass would deliver the letters back to Northup s wife that would start the legal process of earning him his freedom back. This was no small matter, for if they had been caught, it could easily have resulted in their death, as Northup says.

The shocking, true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man, who lived with his wife and children in Saratoga, New York, in 1841. An accomplished violinist, he is lured into a touring job by two men but awakens to find himself chained to the floor after being drugged. He is transported to a cotton plantation in the American South, where he is eventually sold to abusive slave driver Edwin Epps. Northup spends twelve harrowing years as a slave before his release. His story, described by the Detroit Tribune as "the most remarkable book ever issued from the American press," is a testimony to the strength of one man's spirit and his remarkable will to survive. Now a major motion picture.

Facsimile reproduction. Originally published: Auburn, N.Y.: Derby and Miller; Buffalo, N.Y. : Derby, Orton and Mulligan; Cincinnati, Ohio: Henry W. Derby, 1853.

This unforgettable memoir was the basis for the Academy Award-winning film 12 Years a Slave. It is a memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup. A hardworking farmer and an exceptional fiddler, Solomon Northup is born a free man of colour. He lives happily with his wife and children in Saratoga County, New York, until the day an employment offer at a circus changes his life. Tricked, drugged and kidnapped, Northup gets sold as a slave. And for the twelve years that follow, he lives in bondage under different masters... This narrative reveals how Northup survived the harsh conditions of slavery, including smallpox, lashings, and an attempted hanging. Solomon Northup was among a select few who were freed from slavery. His account describes the daily life of slaves in Louisiana, their diet and living conditions, the relationship between master and slave, and how slave catchers used to recapture runaways. Northup's Twelve Years A Slave is one of the best slave narratives ever written.

"Doce años de esclavitud" es un libro de memorias de un ciudadano estadounidense llamado Solomon Northup, contada y editada por el abogado y político contemporáneo de su época, David Wilson. Publicada en 1852, se trata de una novela de temática esclavista contada por un hombre afroamericano libre que fue secuestrado y convertido en esclavo en el sur de los Estados Unidos. "¿Acaso es correcto, o siquiera razonable, que un hombre de materia igual a la de otro, tan compuesto de lo mismo y en misma variedad, cuya locura e impudicia comparte con los esclavos a los que gobierna, se erija en déspota absoluto y diga quién es libre y quién no en su tierra?"Solomon Northup nació en Saratoga, Nueva York, a principios del siglo XIX como hombre libre. Northup se estableció en su ciudad natal como carpintero y violinista, y entrado en la edad adulta, dos promotores de circo le ofrecieron un trabajo bien remunerado como músico para su circo. Northup aceptó el trabajo sin pensárselo dos veces y emprendió su viaje con el circo hacia Nueva York y Washington. Poco después del inicio de su viaje, Northup fue secuestrado, agredido, drogado y encarcelado. Seguidamente, fue transportado hasta Nueva Orleans, habiéndose convertido en esclavo. Solomon Northup vivió los siguientes 12 años de su vida como esclavo en el sur de los Estados Unidos, siendo vendido y forzado a trabajar en plantaciones de algodón de azúcar en Luisiana. Northup intentó ponerse en contacto con su familia al inicio de su secuestro, pero nunca llegó a conseguirlo hasta que le explicó su historia a Samuel Bass, un carpintero y abolicionista blanco que estaba trabajando en la misma plantación que él. Arriesgando su propia vida, Bass se puso en contacto con la familia de Northup en Saratoga y finalmente consiguieron liberarlo. "Doce años de esclavitud" tiene un gran valor histórico y académico, ya que describe fiel y extensamente cómo funcionaban los mercados de esclavos, así como las plantaciones en Luisiana. Además, representa un testimonio valioso sobre las dificultades y maltratos que la población negra de la época tuvo que sufrir, siendo o no esclavos."Doce años de esclavitud" ha sido adaptada a la gran pantalla en dos ocasiones, la primera en 1984, y la segunda, en 2013. La última versión cinematográfica, dirigida por Steve McQueen y con Chiwetel Ejofor como protagonista, fue la ganadora de tres Premios Óscars ese mismo año por mejor película, mejor actriz de reparto para Lupita Nyong’o y mejor guion adaptado. También ganó, entre otros, un Globo de Oro a la mejor película dramática y un premio BAFTA.Solomon Northup (1808— después de 1863)1​2​ fue un abolicionista afroamericano, que nació libre y adquirió renombre por ser secuestrado en 1841, cuando acudía a una entrevista de trabajo. Su åeriodo de cautiverio duró doce años, hasta que se ganó su libertad en 1853. En 1853 también publico su libro de memoria '12 años de esclavitud'.

This is the true story of Solomon Northup, who was born and raised as a freeman in New York. He explains his kidnapping in Washington, D.C., and subsequent sale into slavery. After having been kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana by various masters, Northup was able to write to friends and family in New York, who were in turn able to secure his release. Northups account provides extensive details on the slave markets in Washington, D.C., and New Orleans and describes at length cotton and sugar cultivation on major plantations in Louisiana. His extraordinary journey proves the resiliency of hope and the human spirit despite the most grueling and formidable of circumstances.

This story of the abduction of a free Negro adult from the North and his enslavement in the South--provides a sensational element which cannot be matched in any of the dozens of narratives written by former slaves. 'Think of it: For thirty years a man, wit all man's hopes, fears and aspirations--with a wife and children to call him by the endearing names of husband and father--with a home, humble it may be, but still a home...then for twelve years a thing, a chattel personal, classed with mules and horses....Oh! it is horrible. It chills the blood to think that such are.'