'12 Years A Slave' Restores Historic Firsthand Account To Cultural Consciousness

"12 Years a Slave," directed by Steve McQueen, is based on an 1853 autobiography of free man turned slave Solomon Northup.
'12 Years A Slave' Restores Historic Firsthand Account To Cultural Consciousness
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By Susie Madrak — January 17, 2014

Via PBS News Hour:

GWEN IFILL: A recently released movie about the peculiar institution known as slavery in America is drawing attention and praise for an emotional and brutal portrayal largely unseen in Hollywood.

"12 Years a Slave," directed by Steve McQueen, is based on an 1853 autobiography of free man turned slave Solomon Northup.

Jeffrey Brown has our conversation with one of the filmmakers.

JEFFREY BROWN: When we first meet Northup, he's a well-educated carpenter and musician living with his wife and children in Saratoga Spring...

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