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Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841. He spent the next 12 years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation, and during this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. This is his detailed description of slave life and plantation society.

Freed persons --- Kidnapping victims --- Enslaved persons --- African Americans --- Enslaved persons' writings, American. --- Plantation life --- Slavery --- History --- Northup, Solomon, --- Freedmen --- Slaves --- Slaves' writings, American.