ONLINE RESOURCES

For information about Solomon Northup and Solomon Northup Day, held annually in Saratoga Springs, New York, go to http://www.americaslibrary.gov/es/ny/es_ny_slave_1.html and http://saratoganygenweb.com/images/snorthupday06.htm.

Solomon Northup’s Odyssey (1984), a Gordon Parks TV drama starring Avery Brooks, is based on Solomon’s life and is available at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088148/.

Solomon and Anne moved into the Old Fort House after their marriage in 1829. It is now a museum and offers historical education programs on Solomon Northup. For more information, visit http://www.fedward.com/history/oldfort/oldfort.htm.

The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., has an exhibition called “The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship.” Read through their resources at: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aointro.html.

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a museum that has exhibits on slavery from the time of the Underground Railroad to today. Resources are available at http://www.freedomcenter.org/. The center has an app available for free on the Apple iTunes store.