Category Archives: The Abolitionists

12 Years A Slave — 12 Blogs On Slavery

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Steve Simms

The movie 12 Years a Slave (directed by Steve McQueen) is an adaptation of the 1853 autobiography Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup.  Solomon was a free black man who was  in sold into slavery in 1841 and forced to … Continue reading →

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Frederick Douglas — “An American Slave”

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Steve Simms

Frederick Douglas was claimed to be personal property from his birth around 1818 in the state of Maryland.  He was physically, mentally, and emotionally abused — kept in degraded conditions and treated like an animal.  He was separated from his … Continue reading →

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