birth_date: 1808-07-01 00:00:00
avg_rating: 4.21
name: Solomon Northup
about: Solomon Northup was a free-born African American from Saratoga Springs New York. He is noted for having been kidnapped in 1841 when enticed with a job offer. When he accompanied his supposed 
death_date: 1864-01-01 00:00:00