Bibliograph

12 years a slave, [the extraordinary true story of Solomon Northup], by Solomon Northup

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12 years a slave, [the extraordinary true story of Solomon Northup], by Solomon Northup

Language

eng

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other

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not applicable

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Literary text for sound recordings

biography

Main title

12 years a slave

Medium

compact disc

Oclc number

876396911

Responsibility statement

by Solomon Northup

Sub title

[the extraordinary true story of Solomon Northup]

Summary

In this true story narrated by Academy Award winner Louis Gossett, Jr, the listener is transported to 1840s New York, Louisiana, and Washington, DC, to experience the kidnapping and twelve-year bondage of Solomon Northup, a free man of color. Published in 1853, this account was a bombshell in the national debate over slavery leading up to the Civil War and helped tilt public opinion in favor of abolition

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Twelve years a slave

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