Mastodawn

The ultimate ghost story. Are the children possessed, or is the governess descending into madness? You decide. 👻🏰🕯️

Read here: https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-turn-of-screw-by-henry-james.html

A harrowing, true account of a free man kidnapped into slavery. A vital, essential testimony of resilience and human spirit. ⛓️📜⚖️

Read here: https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/2018/12/twelve-years-slave-by-solomon-northup.html

The Turn of the Screw By Henry James

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD Jan 4

#Slavery is bad enough, but #racialized slavery is peak evil. Free-born black musician #SolomonNorthup was tempted into a gig in #WashingtonDC. There he was drugged, kidnapped, & enslaved. He gained freedom again #ThisDayInHistory in 1853, and wrote his memoir #TwelveYearsASlave.

World History Encyclopedia May 6, 2025

Solomon Northup (circa 1807/1808 to circa 1857/1864) was a free-born African American living in New York State when he was kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery. #History #SolomonNorthup #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24432-en/

Solomon Northup

Solomon Northup (circa 1807/1808 to circa 1857/1864) was a free-born African American living in New York State when he was kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery. Northup was held in bondage for 12...

World History Encyclopedia

(((Cindy Weinstein)))Feb 12, 2025

Some of my must-read books for #BlackHistoryMonth.

#PercivalEverett: JAMES and The Trees
#JasonMott: Hell of a Book
#ToniMorrison: Beloved
#MauriceCarlosRuffin: We Cast a Shadow
#SolomonNorthup: 12 Years A Slave
#HarrietJacobs: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
#RalphEllison: Invisible Man
#DanzySenna: Colored Television

#LitStudies
#Books

(((Cindy Weinstein)))Feb 12, 2025

Some of my must-read books for #BlackHistoryMonth.

#LitStudies
#Books

Helen Pugh Jul 10, 2023

#OnThisDay in 1807 or 1808, Solomon Northup was born as a freeman. In 1841, he was kidnapped and forced into slavery for 12 years before legally proving his status. He later wrote his memoir, Twelve Years a Slave.

Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Solomon-Northup

#July #solomonNorthup #12YearsASlave #AmericanHistory

Solomon Northup | Biography & Facts

Solomon Northup, American farmer, laborer, and musician whose experience of being kidnapped and sold into slavery was the basis for his book Twelve Years a Slave (1853), which was adapted into an award-winning film in 2013. Learn more about Northup’s life in this article.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Raccoon ✅Feb 9, 2023

Been thinking about the books written by former American #Slaves about #Slavery, and the absurdity of the chorus in the media at the time calling them liars... like, really? #Authoritarians actually wrote that the "abuse" when people literally used the #Law to protect and encourage wasn't happening? What a ridiculous thing to even claim to believe.

I also came across a REALLY interesting quote from #SolomonNorthup in #12YearsASlave (which I can't read due to PTSD)...

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