Solomon Northup

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Solomon Northup: image from Twelve Years a Slave (1853)

Northup, Solomon: grave of Mintus Northup, his father

Northup, Solomon: site of his kidnapping

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Born	July 10, 1807 • New York
Died After	1857
Notable Works	“Twelve Years a Slave”

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