Sulaiman Northup

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12 Years a Slave This move talks about Sulaiman Northup. He was a black freeman who worked as a carpenter and violinist. He had a wife and two daughters in Saratoga in New York in 1841. One day tow men offered to Sulaiman job as a musician for tow weeks. The was working in circus in Washington for 1$ per day and 3$ every show. He was eating dinner with the two men, but they put anesthetic in his drink. The next day he week up and he has tied with chains. They gave him another name is Platt and he was fugitive from Georgia. He was sold by Theophilus to the owner of a farm named William Ford. Sulaiman was able to have a good relationship with Ford, but Joe Pitts was upset by Sulaiman and he begins to harassed him. 12 Years a Slave This move talks about Suleiman Northup. He was a black freeman who worked as a carpenter and violinist. He had a wife and …show more content…

One day tow men offered to Sulaiman job as a musician for tow weeks. The working was in circus in Washington for 1$ per day and 3$ every show. He was eating dinner with the two men, but they put anesthetic in his drink. The next day he week up and he has tied with chains. They gave him another name as Platt and he was fugitive from Georgia. He was sold by Theophilus to the owner of a farm named William Ford. Sulaiman was able to have a good relationship with Ford, but Joe Pitts was upset by Sulaiman and he begins to harass him. Joe Pitts attack Sulaiman but he defend himself and he hit Joe Pitts after that, Joe Pitts want to kill Sulaiman and William Ford sold Suleiman to Edwin Epps. Edwin Epps is a cotton farm owner he thought the slaves have caused outbreaks of the cotton worm, a scourge from the lord. Edwin Epps

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