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12 jaar slaaf (1853)

door Solomon Northup

Andere auteurs: Sue L Eakin (Redacteur)

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12 Years a Slave is the harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, Solomon Northup was sold from plantation to plantation in Louisiana, toiling under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting Samuel Bass, a Canadian who finally put him in touch with his family, and helped start the process to regain his freedom...… (meer)
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    muumi: Barbara Hambly's Benjamin January series, beginning with A Free Man of Color, is a fictional depiction of the life of a free man of African descent living in the deep south. Hambly's series has well researched historical detail which you'll appreciate even more after reading Northup's account.… (meer)
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  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
"Life is dear to every living thing; the worm that crawls upon the ground will struggle for it."

Solomon Northup was born a free man in the state of New York, married, had three children who along with his wife was creative enough to scrape together an income. When two men invite Solomon to travel with them to Washington with the promise of money, he quickly agrees to join them. Unfortunately, whilst there he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841. Once crossing to the Southern States, he knew that nobody would believe he was a free man and those who did, would most likely kill him rather than set him free. So for twelve years he kept his mouth shut and played the role of Platt the slave on different plantations in Louisiana.

Solomon/Platt had different owners, while some treated him with humanity, others were mere brutes and unnecessarily cruel who actually tried to kill him more than once. Solomon first works at a cotton plantation but is later hired out to sugar cane plantations where he is way more productive. He helped to build new houses and other buildings, he stands out for his cleverness and violin skills until he finally met someone whom he believed that he could truly trust and help him reclaim his freedom.

This book was written back in 1853 shortly after his release from slavery but isn't just another testimony written by a slave, in this memoir we see the facts through the eyes of a free man that was forced into slavery. Solomon Northup was obviously an educated man, the prose is generally easy to read, but he can spend five pages detailing the various stages of cotton growing. However, on the slightly down side this story was written as a report and therefore has a certain lack of passion, meaning that there seemed to be a certain disconnect between the cruelty inflicted and the suffering felt. There are also quite a few religious references scattered throughout which along with the previous point can make it feel a little dry at times. However, this is still a powerful read and without doubt a must read for anyone who is interested in reading about slavery and a dark side of America's history. .

"What difference is there in the colour of the soul." ( )
  PilgrimJess | Feb 18, 2024 |
I was curious to read this, but I didn't buy it until after the movie. The movie is very close to the book. At this point, I wanted to know how he wrote. Very well written. ( )
  tyk314 | Jan 22, 2024 |
I was curious to read this, but I didn't buy it until after the movie. The movie is very close to the book. At this point, I wanted to know how he wrote. Very well written. ( )
  tyk314 | Jan 22, 2024 |
Wow, what a story. These are definitely ones that we do not hear much about but I am afraid to say, it probably was not that uncommon. I don't know that I would have had the strength and courage to go on under these circumstance. What an amazing man to do what he needed to do to survive and get back to his family. Kudos to the man that helped start his rescue and all the people that helped him become free again. I would be proud to come from these lineages.
Such a dark time in our history that we cannot forget. It is important for us to learn from our past. We need to learn to forgive the oppressors and not take it out on their ancestors and also to forgive our ancestors that may have partaken in these atrocities against others. We are all people and we all deserve love, freedom, happiness, etc. I hope we can continue forward in these pursuits for all. ( )
  KyleneJones | Jan 3, 2024 |
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AuteursnaamRolType auteurWerk?Status
Northup, Solomonprimaire auteuralle editiesbevestigd
Eakin, Sue LRedacteurSecundaire auteuralle editiesbevestigd
Berlin, IraIntroductieSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Colenbrander, AnneRedacteurSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Crisden, SeanVertellerSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Eakin, SueRedacteurSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Foner, Philip S.IntroductieSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.NawoordSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Kok, IngeVertalerSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
McQueen, SteveVoorwoordSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Nimwegen, Arjaan vanVertalerSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Nimwegen, Thijs vanVertalerSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Stigter, BiancaIntroductieSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Van Den Broucke, LeenVertalerSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
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Having been born a freeman, and for more than thirty years enjoyed the blessings of liberty in a free State—and having at the end of that time been kidnapped and sold into Slavery, where I remained, until happily rescued in the month of January, 1853, after a bondage of twelve years—it has been suggested that an account of my life and fortunes would not be uninteresting to the public.
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12 Years a Slave is the harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, Solomon Northup was sold from plantation to plantation in Louisiana, toiling under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting Samuel Bass, a Canadian who finally put him in touch with his family, and helped start the process to regain his freedom...

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