PBS Film Night: “Solomon Northup’s Odyssey” | Oakland
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African American Museum & Library (Oakland) | 659 14th St, Oakland, CA
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You’ve seen the Hollywood version of 12 Years a Slave. Now view the original film.
Solomon Northup wrote the true account of his life, Twelve Years a Slave, in 1853. Filmmaker/photographer Gordon Parks released a film version, Solomon Northup’s Odyssey, which aired on PBS in 1984.
Northup is a free black man living and working in Maryland during the 1840s. Unexpectedly, a visiting slave owner apprehends Solomon and brings him to the South. Unable to escape, Northup has no choice but to endure his plight for more than a decade.
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Cost: FREE
Categories: Movies
