Twelve Years A Slave Narrative Of Solomon Northup

Northup describes his time as a slave in Louisiana in "Twelve Years a Slave," including the cruelty and dehumanization his fellow slaves experienced at the hands of their owners. He talks of the physical and mental torture he experienced, as well as the everyday tasks he was had to undertake. Along with describing the many people he met when he was a slave and a free man in graphic detail, Northup...