University of North Carolina
Documenting the American South: Summary of Twelve Years a Slave
Read a summary of the story of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold to a plantation in Louisiana, where he worked as a slave for twelve years. Hyperlink to the text of Northup's book, Twelve Years a Slave.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: "Twelve Years a Slave": Analyzing Slave Narratives
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Twelve Years a Slave: Analyzing Slave Narratives". The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Twelve Years a Slave: Was Case of Solomon Northup Exceptional?
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Twelve Years a Slave: Was the Case of Solomon Northup Exceptional?" The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
US National Archives
Docsteach: Twelve Years a Slave
Students will examine several documents related to the life of Solomon Northup, whose life story is told in his autobiography Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841...