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12 Years a Slave
Book • 1853
Solomon Northup's memoir, 'Twelve Years a Slave,' recounts his harrowing experiences as a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South.
The book vividly describes the brutal conditions of slavery and the struggles he faced during his twelve-year bondage.
It became a significant abolitionist text, providing firsthand insight into the inhumanity of slavery.
The book vividly describes the brutal conditions of slavery and the struggles he faced during his twelve-year bondage.
It became a significant abolitionist text, providing firsthand insight into the inhumanity of slavery.
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Tom Holland as a significant text in the abolitionist cause, detailing his 12 years of enslavement.
Tom Holland as a significant text in the abolitionist cause, detailing his 12 years of enslavement.
12 Days: Solomon Northup and Albert Camus
