Solomon Northup Before & After 12 Years of Captivity.

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Solomon Northup Before & After 12 Years of Captivity

The Beginnings  It all began in New England … the Ocean State to be exact  White Northup & Black Northup family  Census Records 1650s  Several Generations of White Northups before Mintus' master --> Captain Henry Northup  Relocation after the war

His Father: Mintus  Issue with correct dates of birth and death  Slavery and Manumission  Relocation & Labor  Suffrage  Death

His Mother: Susannah  A lot of unknown information  Quadroon  Societal Status  Genealogy (Bowman --> )

His Wife: Anne Hampton  Of African, Native American, and White descent  From a free Black family  Born in 1808 and 1 of 6 children  Occupations: domestic servant & cook (many places)  Married Solomon on Christmas Day 1828

The Ruling Passion of His Youth: The Violin

The Violin in Solomon's Life  Began to learn at a young age  More than just something fun to pass the time  Integral part of his survival (both enslaved and free)  Provides supplemental income

Tradition of Black Violinists  Solomon Northup was not the first black violinist, nor would he be the last  Francis Johnson ( )  Jacques Constantin Deburque ( )  Frederick Douglass ( )  Edmund DéDé ( )  Henry F. Williams ( )  John Thomas Douglass ( )  Joseph Douglass ( )

Musical Exposure  Music was often utilized in different ways (especially between White Americans & Black Americans)  Victorian America  Popular (Folk) Music  Country (Contra) Dances & Imported Dance Books  Admittance to Social Circles

Image Bibliography  "Solomon Northup." - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov  "Rhode Island: Facts, Map and State Symbols - EnchantedLearning.com." Rhode Island: Facts, Map and State Symbols - EnchantedLearning.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov  "Mintus Northup ( )." Mintus Northup ( ). N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov  "Twelve Years a Slave: Mintus' Grave." Twelve Years a Slave: E-Book | Audiobook | Paperback. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov  "Black Woman Head Silhouette." Images & Pictures. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov  "12 Years a Slave True Story - Real Solomon Northup, Edwin Epps." HistoryvsHollywood.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec  Wellner, Cathryn. "#483 The Old Violinist - This Gives Me Hope." This Gives Me Hope. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov  "Pablo Picasso. Violin and Grapes (Céret and Sorgues, Spring-summer 1912)." MoMA.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Dec

Image Bibliography con't.  United States. National Park Service. "Frederick Douglass National Historic Site." National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, n.d. Web. 02 Dec  "Documents of Musical Life in Salem." Conversant. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov

Bibliography  "Documents of Musical Life in Salem." Conversant. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov  Fiske, David. Solomon Northup. the Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years a Slave. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, Print.  Gates, Henry L., Jr. "’12 Years a Slave’: Trek From Slave to Screen." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 21 Nov  "JazzBows Music: The Soul of Jazz Strings." Jazzbows Music: Famous Black Violinists. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov