Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Solomon Northup
Born: July 10, 1807
Died: 1863 (aged 55)
Bio: Solomon Northup was an American abolitionist and the primary author of the memoir Twelve Years a Slave. A free-born African American from New York, he was the son of a freed slave and free woman of color.
Known for:
- Twelve Years a Slave (1853)
- Twelve Years a Slave: A True Story
- 12 Years a Slave Novel Journal