Twelve Years a Slave is 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, details himself being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. Wikipedia
Originally published | 1853 |
Author | Solomon Northup |
Genres | Biography, Slave narrative, Autobiography, Memoir |
Adaptations | 12 Years a Slave (2013) |
Dewey Decimal | 301.45 |
Text | Twelve Years a Slave at Wikisource |