The film is a work of historical fiction based on the events set out in Mr. With a few exceptions, Professor Eakin has found the Northup/Wilson narrative to be accurate. The culmination of her efforts are contained in the recently republished Enhanced Edition of the book which contains more than 100 pages of notes and supplemental materials. The historical accuracy of the book has been exhaustively vetted by Professor Sue Eakin of Louisiana State University. In addition, Twelve Years a Slave was a best-seller in its own right when it was first published in 1853. Twelve Years a Slave validated the claims of slave-owner brutality made in the novel. It is one of the most important of the slave narratives because it was published shortly after Harriet Beecher Stowe’s immensely popular and influential novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The book, Twelve Years a Slave, is a traditional American slave narrative told by Solomon Northup to ghostwriter David Wilson. FICTION (SOAPS, DRAMAS, AND REALITY/SURVIVAL SHOW)ĮSSAY ON THE HISTORICAL ACCURACY OF THE MOVIE 12 YEARS A SLAVE.
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