![]() ![]() Solomon was a literate man who worked on the Champlain Canal, was a carpenter, inventor and violinist who played at the United States Hotel and worked as a Hack in the City of Saratoga Springs. Solomon Northup was born a free man in Minerva, New York, July 1808. the Gordon Parks docudrama, The Odyssey of Solomon Northup, 1984, starring Avery Brooks.the Library of Congress Bicentennial "Local Legacies" Project.Anyone wishing to participate in the planning of this event may contact Renee at (518) 596-4329, Anyone wishing to learn more about the history of Solomon Northup or this event should contact, Renee Moore, Founder. ![]() Northup's autobiography, Twelve Years A Slave, forward by Sue Eakin. More information about Solomon Northup can be obtained through the following: Historians, academia, clergy and performers with a mid-program reception are apart of this educational program.Īdditionally, this celebration also takes place in Plattsburgh, NY on an alternative date in conjunction with the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association. This event founded in 1999, includes an art exhibition, book display, and other historical and educational programs about Solomon Northup history, the abolitionist movement, the underground railroad and local African-American history and culture. Solomon Northup Day - A Community Celebration SOLOMON NORTHUP ![]()
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