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12 Years a Slave

Armsby told me today... the devil was among my niggers. That I had one thatneeded...

Armsby told me today... the devil was among my niggers. That I had one thatneeded watching... or he would run away. When I asked him why... he said you come over to him... waked him up in themiddle of the night... and wanted him tocarry a letter... to Marksville

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Armsby told me today
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the devil was among my niggers
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That I had one that needed watching
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or he would run away
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When I asked him why
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he said you come over to him
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waked him up in the middle of the night
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and wanted him to carry a letter
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to Marksville
Available in 6 languages
Duration
32 seconds
Views
200
Timestamp in Movie
01:34:47
Uploaded
Feb 07, 2026
Genres
drama, history
Production
New Regency Pictures,Plan B Entertainment,River Road Entertainment,Regency Enterprises,Film4 Productions

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Movie Summary

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
Were he not free and white, Platt. - 12 Years a Slave 00:10
Were he not free and white, Platt.
Sun gonna set here Under the mountain Sun gonna set here Under the mountain Sun gonna set here Under the mountain Edward! - 12 Years a Slave 00:19
Sun gonna set here Under the mountain Sun gonna set here...
Get up! - 12 Years a Slave 00:06
Get up!
What you looking at, boy? - 12 Years a Slave 00:08
What you looking at, boy?
I just wanna say something about Uncle Abram. - 12 Years a Slave 00:06
I just wanna say something about Uncle Abram.
I just wanna say something about Uncle Abram. - 12 Years a Slave 00:24
I just wanna say something about Uncle Abram.
He was a good man... - 12 Years a Slave 00:16
He was a good man...
Hey, Bass. - 12 Years a Slave 00:14
Hey, Bass.
What's funny? - 12 Years a Slave 00:14
What's funny?
If something rubs you wronglyI offer you the opportunity to speak on itYou ask plainly so I will tell you plainlyWhat amused me just then was your concern for my well being in this heatwhen quite frankly the condition of your laborersThe condition of my - 12 Years a Slave 02:00
If something rubs you wronglyI offer you the opportunity to...
I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! - 12 Years a Slave 00:50
I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!
She gone. - 12 Years a Slave 00:08
She gone.
Run off? - 12 Years a Slave 00:39
Run off?
I went to Master Shaw's plantationAh You admit itYes freelyAnd you know whyI got this from Mistress ShawMistress Epps won't even grant me no soap to clean withI stink so much I make myself gag500 pounds of cottonDay in day outMore than any man hereAnd for - 12 Years a Slave 01:07
I went to Master Shaw's plantationAh You admit itYes...
500 pounds of cotton. - 12 Years a Slave 00:51
500 pounds of cotton.
Beat her. - 12 Years a Slave 00:28
Beat her.
He pantomimes. - 12 Years a Slave 00:12
He pantomimes.
He pantomimes. - 12 Years a Slave 00:19
He pantomimes.
That's what your niggers make of you - 12 Years a Slave 00:11
That's what your niggers make of you
You will strike her. - 12 Years a Slave 00:15
You will strike her.