Northup tells the story of how two men approached him under the guise
of circus promoters who were interested in his violin skills.
Well - educated and a talented violinist, Solomon is invited to Washington, D.C. by a pair
of circus promoters who offer him a lucrative job playing at one of their shows.
12 Years A Slave is based on the memoir of Solomon Northup, a free black man in the North, and a skilled carpenter and fiddler, who was lured to Washington, D.C. by a pair
of circus promoters in 1841, then kidnapped and sold into slavery in New Orleans.
Not exact matches
Based on a true story, the plot follows Solomon Northup (Ejiofor), a free black man tricked into slavery by a pair
of men posing as
circus promoters, then transported south to Louisiana, where he's forced to live out his predicament alongside a plantation owner (Fassbender).
The plot follows Solomon Northup (Ejiofor), a free black man tricked into slavery by a pair
of men posing as
circus promoters, then transported south to Louisiana, where he's forced to live out his predicament alongside a plantation owner (Fassbender).
But they attempt to come together and reinvigorate the show; in the hopes
of enticing an American
promoter to bring the
circus over to New York City.
Today, BookPage contributing writer Alice Cary shares details
of her talk with Beth Macy, author
of Truevine, a compelling account
of two African - American brothers who were kidnapped by a
circus promoter and displayed as sideshow freaks for decades.
But AiB had their reasons — BOS had ballooned into something
of circus, an event that they believe had been co-opted and used by corporate interests and party
promoters looking to cash - in on the thousands
of people who swarmed the neighborhood each June.