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
Directed by Steve McQueen, the film adaptation is celebrated for its unflinching and realistic portrayal of the brutality of slavery. 12 years of slave
Solomon Northup was a professional violinist and family man living in Saratoga Springs, New York. In 1841, he was lured to Washington, D.C., with the promise of high-paying work in a traveling circus, only to be drugged, kidnapped, and sold into the domestic slave trade. The story of is a harrowing true account