Solomon Northrup (House Divided)

Sources
A key primary source is Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853 (1853). In addition, see “An Account of Solomon Northup” from the New York Times on January 20, 1853 and an advertisement for Northrup’s book in the August 26, 1853 issue of the Liberator. You can read other accounts in the  “North American Slave Narratives” collection at the  Documenting the American South project.

Places to Visit
A historical marker on Northrup is located in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Images
An image is available on Northup’s House Divided profile. Northrup’s Twelve Years a Slave also included several images, such as “Scene in the Slave Pen at Washington” and “Chapin Rescues Solomon From Hanging.”