Today I learned on Nostr: TIL that there is no record of the death of 12 Years a Slave (1853) author, Solomon ...

TIL that there is no record of the death of 12 Years a Slave (1853) author, Solomon Northup. There is only one account of him alive after 1857, leading to speculation he was enslaved again. Historians believe he most likely died in 1863 or 1864.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Northup
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