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12 Years a Slave: Movie based on Solomon Northup slave narrative echoes and departs from historical genre.
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![Solomon Northup, b. 1808. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853. Solomon Northup, b. 1808. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853.](https://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/northup/northup115.gif)
Solomon Northup, b. 1808. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853.
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Amazon.com: 12 Years a Slave (With the Original Artwork): Solomon Northup - Born a free man, sold into slavery and kept in bondage for 12 years eBook : Northup, Solomon: Kindle Store
![Solomon Northup. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative ofSolomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in1841, and Rescued in 1853. Solomon Northup. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative ofSolomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in1841, and Rescued in 1853.](https://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/northup/northupfpa.gif)