He was a free black man who was kidnapped in Washington D.C. and sold into slavery. He wrote his story, " Twelve Years a Slave" well the movie should be out any day now. I guess it is one I'd love to see.
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Has anyone heard or read the story of Solomon Northup?
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I was at a friends house over the weekend and another guest was talking about the film as her sister was an actor in this movie.- Don't let negative things break you, instead let it be your strength, your reason for growth. Life is for living and I won't spend my life feeling cheated and downtrodden.
- Don't let negative things break you, instead let it be your strength, your reason for growth. Life is for living and I won't spend my life feeling cheated and downtrodden.
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The preview looks really good. I heard about the book a long time ago but never got around to reading it.
There is a Mandela movie coming out soon as well."It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men" - Frederick Douglass
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Originally posted by Rudi View PostNo not Idris Elba he played Mandela in Long Road To Freedom. The actor in 12 Years A Slave is Chiwitel Ejiofor. Very good actor."Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article)
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