![]() ![]() ![]() Unsuccessful in prosecuting his kidnappers, Northup continues upriver to New York, where he is finally reunited with his family and where he meets his grandson, Solomon Northup Staunton, for the first time. The white man’s defense, then, centers on the ludicrous assertion that the black Northup told Burch he was a slave and that “in fact he would like to go south.” The result is that Burch is absolved of all charges against him, and justice is left unsatisfied. Remarkably, Burch is allowed to testify on his own behalf, but Northup, being black, is not. Faced with overwhelming evidence against him, Burch can’t deny that he kept Northup a prisoner. Burch, the slave trader guilty of kidnapping and initially enslaving Solomon.īurch’s trial is something of a circus. Next, they travel to Washington, D.C., where they stay for a time in an attempt to pursue criminal prosecution against James H. ![]() First, in New Orleans, they secure an official certification from the State of Louisiana verifying that Solomon is indeed a free black man. On their way back to Saratoga Springs, New York, Solomon Northup and Henry B. ![]()
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