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Patsey (c. 1817–after 1863) was an African American enslaved woman.Solomon Northup wrote about her in his book Twelve Years a Slave, which is the source for most of the information known about her.
12 Years a Slave is a 2013 biographical historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen from a screenplay by John Ridley, based on the 1853 slave memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, an African American man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. by two conmen in 1841 and sold into slavery.
The phrase is referenced in the lyrics: "United we stand, yet divided we fall. Together, we can stand tall," from the Public Enemy song 'Brother's Gonna Work It Out,' from the album Fear of a Black Planet (1990). Marillion varied the phrase to "Divided we stand, together we'll rise" in the song White Feather on the album Misplaced Childhood ...
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David Fisher/Shutterstock The spirit of the season! Prince William gave an uplifting speech about the holidays in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II during Royal Carols: Together At Christmas. Will and ...
Merry Christmas and happy new year to the best in-laws ever! Religious Christmas Card Messages Add one of these short Christmas Bible verses to your greeting to honor the reason for the season.
Part of the American Film Institute's 100 Years... series, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes is a list of the top 100 quotations in American cinema. [1] The American Film Institute revealed the list on June 21, 2005, in a three-hour television program on CBS .
Twelve Years a Slave is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup as told to and written by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details himself being tricked to go to Washington, D.C. , where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South .