“I didn’t believe that these nice liberals would have missed seeing the film 12 Years a Slave, in which Solomon Northup’s friend… — Donna Brazile Copy Share Image
“Solomon Northup, who had been kidnapped from New York, taken to Virginia, and then sold to Louisiana, told no one his story,… — Walter Johnson Copy Share Image
Solomon Northup is one of the most remarkable people I've ever encountered in my life; one of the most amazing stories I… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
Part of what I am dealing with, with this blackness, is asking the question, "Where are those black people, who are as… — Kerry James Marshall Copy Share Image
I didn't know anything about '12 Years a Slave.' Not the book, not Solomon Northup, which I was quite shocked by, once… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
For sheer drama, few accounts of slavery match Solomon Northup's tale of abduction from freedom and forcible enslavement. — Ira Berlin Copy Share Image
Steve MCQueen created an entire family to tell one man's tale and I am delighted that so many of this family have… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
