![]() a man with a particle of mercy in his soul would not have beaten even a dog so cruelly” (Northup 17). “Still he plied the lash without stint upon my poor body, until it seemed that the lacerated flesh was stripped from my bones at every stroke. Northup’s story was very helpful to the abolitionist movement as it showed America slavery from a slave’s perspective. This book was written at a time when slavery was a very controversial issue. Solomon Northup worked at Epps’ plantation for 10 years before he was eventually located and freed. Ford who he worked under for two years before moving to Epp’s plantation. Solomon was then moved to New Orleans with a few other slaves where they were auctioned off. The slaver beat Solomon Northup with a wooden paddle until he stopped speaking of being born free. Solomon Northup refused to comply with the slaver, insisting instead that he was a free man with rights. It’s here the dirty truth of slavery begins to show itself to the reader. ![]() and he woke up in a slave pen beneath the city streets. ![]() and offered to pay him for every night he played his violin. ![]() They wanted him to accompany them on their way to Washington D.C. In 1841, he was approached by two men claiming to belong to a traveling circus. He was well known locally for his skills as a violinist. Solomon Northup was a free man living in New York State. ![]()
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