My Rating - 4 out of 5 stars
Publisher - Fingerprint Publishing
Genre - Classic/Memoir
Publishing year - 1853
Language - English
ISBN - 978-81-7599-447-8
Pages - 255
It is a true story of a free man forced into slavery. Solomon Northup was born and brought up in Saratoga County, New York, married Anne, and had three children. Two men named Brown and Hamilton; kidnapped him and sold him in Washington. He was a slave for 12 years under different masters. One of them is Edwin Epps, a drunkard with no humanity. He was merciless, and he beat the slaves to death for his entertainment.
In the author's words, my back is thick with scars for protesting my freedom. They didn't only steal his freedom but everything he stood for. When he tried to tell the truth, he was beaten ruthlessly.
Publisher - Fingerprint Publishing
Genre - Classic/Memoir
Publishing year - 1853
Language - English
ISBN - 978-81-7599-447-8
Pages - 255
My Review -
I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery.
It is a true story of a free man forced into slavery. Solomon Northup was born and brought up in Saratoga County, New York, married Anne, and had three children. Two men named Brown and Hamilton; kidnapped him and sold him in Washington. He was a slave for 12 years under different masters. One of them is Edwin Epps, a drunkard with no humanity. He was merciless, and he beat the slaves to death for his entertainment.
In the author's words, my back is thick with scars for protesting my freedom. They didn't only steal his freedom but everything he stood for. When he tried to tell the truth, he was beaten ruthlessly.
They changed his name to Platt and sold him to a far land where he had to accept his destiny and hide the truth to survive. He knows if he ever utters a single word and tells anybody that he is a free man, his master will kill him. So, he does all the hard work and endures beatings like every other slave.
All the slaves feared their masters, but Solomon sometimes gets an eye-to-eye that nearly costs him his life many times. He still hoped to be free again and return to his family. He laid out plans to escape and also tried to contact his friends and family. But he got betrayed, and the hope is diminishing day by day. Until a savior came into his life and made a mission to reach Solomon's family so they could rescue him.
Solomon Northup obtained freedom in January 1853 and wrote this book the same year, considered the best slave narrative. This novel gives insight into the slavery practice, judicial authorities of different states, and inhumane punishments for black people.
All the slaves feared their masters, but Solomon sometimes gets an eye-to-eye that nearly costs him his life many times. He still hoped to be free again and return to his family. He laid out plans to escape and also tried to contact his friends and family. But he got betrayed, and the hope is diminishing day by day. Until a savior came into his life and made a mission to reach Solomon's family so they could rescue him.
Solomon Northup obtained freedom in January 1853 and wrote this book the same year, considered the best slave narrative. This novel gives insight into the slavery practice, judicial authorities of different states, and inhumane punishments for black people.
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