Complex sentence: Solomon Northup (born July 1808, died c.1864-1875) was a free-born African American from Saratoga Springs, New York noted for having been kidnapped in 1841 while on business in Washington, DC, and sold into slavery in the Deep South.
Split into simpler sentences: Solomon Northup (born July 1808, died c.1864-1875) was a free-born African American from Saratoga Springs, New York. He is noted for having been kidnapped in 1841 while on business in Washington, DC, and sold into slavery in the Deep South.