In 1848, Northup met a Canadian abolitionist named Samuel Bass, who was working as a carpenter on a plantation. Bass discovered Northup’s true identity and helped him send a letter to his family in New York. The letter eventually reached Northup’s family, who had been searching for him.
In 1841, Northup was approached by two white men, Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton, who offered him a job as a fiddler for a circus in New York City. Northup accepted, but was drugged and sold to a slave trader named James Burch in Washington, D.C. Burch changed Northup’s name to Platt and sent him to a slave auction in New Orleans, where he was sold to a plantation owner named William Ford. 12 Years a Slave -2013- 1080p BrRip x264 - YIFY
“12 Years a Slave” is a historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen, based on the 1853 memoir of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the United States. The film, released in 2013, tells the powerful and emotional story of Northup’s 12 years in bondage, from 1841 to 1853. In 1848, Northup met a Canadian abolitionist named