#7618
Mentioned in 7 episodes
12 Years a Slave
Book • 1853
Solomon Northup's memoir, 'Twelve Years a Slave,' recounts his harrowing experiences as a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South.
The book vividly describes the brutal conditions of slavery and the struggles he faced during his twelve-year bondage.
It became a significant abolitionist text, providing firsthand insight into the inhumanity of slavery.
The book vividly describes the brutal conditions of slavery and the struggles he faced during his twelve-year bondage.
It became a significant abolitionist text, providing firsthand insight into the inhumanity of slavery.
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Mentioned in 7 episodes
Mentioned by 
Josh
53 snips
The Brutal History of Prison Labor
Mentioned in reference to the Academy Award that guest John Ridley won for writing the script.
19 snips
David Alan Grier + Kevin Nealon (Carolla Classics)
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Milah
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Christian Witches Do Exist
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The Conscious Lee
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Research Over ME-SEARCH with The Conscious Lee | The JAAM Ep.49
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Sean Fennessey
The Oscars Hangover Mailbag. Plus: Bong Joon-ho Returns!
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Bill Maher
Joel Edgerton | Club Random with Bill Maher
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Tom Holland
12 Days: Solomon Northup and Albert Camus
Mentioned during a discussion about hatred and forgiveness, as a movie depicting the realities of slavery.
Part 53: Mark 10:42-45
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Bryan Stevenson
68. The Battle for America's Memory
Mentioned when referencing a passage in which Solomon Northup describes the clear-cutting of land for new plantations.
David Silkenat, "Scars on the Land: An Environmental History of Slavery in the American South" (Oxford UP, 2022)
