Before it was the Oscar-winning Best Adapted Screenplay, before it was the Oscar-winning Best Picture, 12 Years a Slave was Solomon Northrup’s experience as a free man kidnapped into slavery. It immortalized the abject cruelty and brutality of slavery, creating a testament that has lasted and will last, lest we forget. And, as director Steve McQueen reminded us, continues in parts of the world.
I can’t help but wonder what Solomon Northrup would have thought of the glitz and glamour of the Oscars, of the highest award being given to the depiction of his life story.
Twelve Years a Slave (With the Original Illustrations)
A Bit to Read 
Not sure about the book but the movie was so incredible, very, very difficult to watch.
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I haven’t actually seen the movie, I just can’t. I learned a long time ago with Band of Brothers and Schindler’s List, I don’t need to view the atrocities of human nature to empathize with the victims of them. Some people do, and that’s why these films are so important, but for me, it’s simply too much.
I think it will be culturally important for decades to come, and again, that makes me wonder about what Solomon Northrup would think.
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