Where was Solomon Northup from?
Washington County, New York
New Orleans, Louisiana
Washington D.C.
Boston, Massachusetts
Answer
Solomon Northup was from Washington County in upstate New York. He was born into slavery there and labored on various farms in the region until he was illegally abducted in 1841 and taken to Louisiana to work on plantations there for the next 12 years. Northup ultimately gained his freedom in 1853 when two sympathetic northern businessmen helped him contact his family and supporters back home.
The Remarkable Journey of Solomon Northup: From Freedom to Captivity
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