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Twelve Years A Slave

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Focusing on the harrowing experiences of Solomon Northrup, this memoir provides a firsthand account of the violence and cruelty faced by the African American community under enslavement. Published in the same year as Northrup's liberation, it serves as a powerful testament to the institutional racism prevalent in the United States prior to the Civil War. The book became an essential historical resource in the debates surrounding slavery, highlighting the urgent need for social justice and reform during a tumultuous era.

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Language
English
Released
2022
Format
Paperback
Pages
218
ISBN13
9789357943345
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Original title
Twelve years a slave
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Focusing on the harrowing experiences of Solomon Northrup, this memoir provides a firsthand account of the violence and cruelty faced by the African American community under enslavement. Published in the same year as Northrup's liberation, it serves as a powerful testament to the institutional racism prevalent in the United States prior to the Civil War. The book became an essential historical resource in the debates surrounding slavery, highlighting the urgent need for social justice and reform during a tumultuous era.