12 Years: Of Slave

Directed by Steve McQueen, the film adaptation is celebrated for its unflinching and realistic portrayal of the brutality of slavery.

: He eventually regained his freedom in 1853 with the help of a Canadian abolitionist named Samuel Bass and legal intervention from his friends in New York. 12 years of slave

Glenn David Brasher: A Historian's Take on '12 Years a Slave' Directed by Steve McQueen, the film adaptation is

: For 12 years, Northup was held in Louisiana under several masters, most notably the brutal Edwin Epps. The story of is a harrowing true account

The story of is a harrowing true account of Solomon Northup, a free Black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841. His journey from a free citizen in New York to a captive on Southern plantations—and his eventual return home—serves as one of the most significant firsthand narratives of the American slave trade. The True Story of Solomon Northup