12 years a slave
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12 years a slave
Language
eng
Main title
12 years a slave
Oclc number
869567122
Summary
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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Twelve years a slave
Contributor
Subject
- Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863
- Slaves -- United States -- Drama
- Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Academy Award Nominations 2013
- African Americans -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Academy Awards for best supporting actress
- Plantation life -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Academy Awards for best picture
- Feature films -- 2011-2020
- Described video for the visually impaired
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- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor4
- Subject12
- Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863
- Slaves -- United States -- Drama
- Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Academy Award Nominations 2013
- African Americans -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Academy Awards for best supporting actress
- Plantation life -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Academy Awards for best picture
- Feature films -- 2011-2020
- Described video for the visually impaired
- Content1
- Actor2
- Film distributor1
- Mapped to1