NPR: Solomon Northup https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=285766619 Solomon Northup en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 29 May 2026 18:03:25 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Solomon Northup https://www.npr.org/tags/285766619/solomon-northup '12 Years A Slave' Leads To Correction Of 161-Year-Old Story In 1853, <em>The New York Times</em> reported about Solomon Northup's enslavement. The movie about his life won a best picture award on Sunday. That's when the <em>Times</em>' misspelling of Northup's name turned up. Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:18:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/03/04/285764057/12-years-a-slave-leads-to-correction-of-161-year-old-story https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/03/04/285764057/12-years-a-slave-leads-to-correction-of-161-year-old-story Twelve Years A Slave, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Solomon Northup, who was kidnapped and sold into slavery.'/>

In 1853, The New York Times reported about Solomon Northup's enslavement. The movie about his life won a best picture award on Sunday. That's when the Times' misspelling of Northup's name turned up.

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