![]() ![]() ![]() This copy is a first edition, noted as the Seventeenth Thousand published copy in 1853. ![]() Northup was more fortunate than many to gain his freedom and became active in the abolition movement and aided in the efforts of the Underground Railroad. Later that year, Northup wrote and published his memoir, Twelve Years A Slave. After 12 years of enslavement, Northup was freed in January 1853. At the time, New York State had a law in place that provided aid to New York citizens who had been kidnapped into slavery. His family enlisted the help of many, including the New York governor, to free Northup. Northup was enslaved in several Louisiana plantations but was able to contact his family. While in Washington, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Northup was a farmer and professional violinist who traveled to Washington, D.C., in 1841 for a traveling musician’s job. Solomon Northup (1808–1875), was born free in Saratoga Springs, New York around 1808. ![]()
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