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Portrait of Solomon Northup in his plantation suit, by Frederick M. Coffin, frontispiece to an 1859 edition of Twelve Years a Slave, first published in 1853.
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APA Style
Coffin, F. M. (2025, May 06). Solomon Northup: Author of Twelve Years a Slave. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20405/solomon-northup/
Chicago Style
Coffin, Frederick M.. "Solomon Northup: Author of Twelve Years a Slave." World History Encyclopedia, May 06, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20405/solomon-northup/.
MLA Style
Coffin, Frederick M.. "Solomon Northup: Author of Twelve Years a Slave." World History Encyclopedia, 06 May 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20405/solomon-northup/.
