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rjlee89 's review for:
Twelve Years a Slave
by Solomon Northup
Wow. This was a powerful read about the injustice down to a free black man was kidnapped and sold into slavery for 12 years. Northrup's genuine experiences and observations are heartrending, but even he recognizes that while there were "evil white men/masters", there were kind and benevolent ones too. There were ones who would twist Scripture (Bible) to justify slavery and the slaves' inhumane treatment and that the masters were "lords", but there were ones like Ford, who out of kindness and love he sought from God, poured out the same loving kindness onto his slaves. And their were God-fearing men like Bass who believed that the color of the soul was the same for everyone, that slavery should be abolished, and that ALL men/women were created equal both in the Declaration of Independence and Bible. He was the hero and it made my heart warm to see this man risk everything to help Northrup, a free man. The injustice acts against so many of the people, such as Patsey, driven by lust and jealousy was awful. And Northrup being apart from his family for all those years. It was just wonderful that he, also a God -fearing man, was able to be reunited with his family once more.