Solomon NorthupSolomon Northup (1808-c.1864-75) was a free-born African American from Saratoga Springs, New York, who was kidnapped into slavery in 1841. After his escape, he became an abolition=ist and published his memoir, Twelve Years a Slave (1853). He gave man lectures in support of the abolitionist causes and aided in the Underground Railroad for fugitive slaves. Read More Read Less