01712nam a22002417a 4500 2598 20240103165202.0 9780545438582 FISKH eng FISKH FISKH E444.N87 306.3 Fradin, Judith Coauthor Stolen into slavery : The true story of Solomon Northup, Free Black Man / by Judith Fradin and Dennis Fradin First Scholastic printing, January 2012 Washington : Scholastic, 2012 119 pages : illustrations ; 20cm Z The true story behind the acclaimed movie 12 Years a Slave, this book is based on the life of Solomon Northup, a free black man from New York who was captured in the United States and sold into slavery in Louisiana./> Solomon Northup awoke in the middle of the night with his body trembling. Slowly, he realized that he was handcuffed in a dark room and his feet were chained to the floor. He managed to slip his hand into his pocket to look for his free papers that proved he was one of 400,000 free blacks in a nation where 2.5 million other African Americans were slaves. They were gone. This remarkable story follows Northup through his 12 years of bondage as a man kidnapped into slavery, enduring the hardships of slave life in Louisiana. But the tale also has a remarkable ending. Northup is rescued from his master's cotton plantation in the deep South by friends in New York. This is a compelling tale that looks into a little known slice of history, sure to rivet young readers and adults alike. 1060 Lexile Z Raz-Plus Fradin, Dennis Coauthor ddc BK 0 2598 2598 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC 001 001 SNS 2024-01-03 1 DEN 306.3 E444.N87 FISSE01234 2024-02-28 13:26:23 2024-01-10 2024-01-03 BK