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Burch:
Well, my boy, how yah feel now?Solomon Northup:I am Solomon Northup. I am a free man; a resident of Saratoga, New York. The residence also of my wife and children who are equally free. I have papers. You have no right whatsoever to detain me...Burch:Yah not any...Solomon Northup:And I promise you - I promise - upon my liberation I will have satisfaction for this wrong.Burch:Resolve this. Produce your papers.Burch:Yah no free man. And Yah ain't from Saratoga. Yah from Georgia. Yah ain't a free man. Yah nuthin' but a Georgia runaway. Yah a runaway nigger from Georgia
Well, my boy, how yah feel now?Solomon Northup:I am Solomon Northup. I am a free man; a resident of Saratoga, New York. The residence also of my wife and children who are equally free. I have papers. You have no right whatsoever to detain me...Burch:Yah not any...Solomon Northup:And I promise you - I promise - upon my liberation I will have satisfaction for this wrong.Burch:Resolve this. Produce your papers.Burch:Yah no free man. And Yah ain't from Saratoga. Yah from Georgia. Yah ain't a free man. Yah nuthin' but a Georgia runaway. Yah a runaway nigger from Georgia
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Well boy how do you feel now
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My name My name is Solomon Northup
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I'm a free man A resident of Saratoga New York
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The residence of my wife and children who are equally free
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And you have no right whatsoever to detain me
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You're not any free man
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And I promise you
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I promise you upon my liberation
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I will have satisfaction for this wrong
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Resolve this
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Produce your papers
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You're no free man
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And you ain't from Saratoga
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You're from Georgia
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You ain't a free man
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You're nothing but a Georgia runaway
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You're just a runaway nigger
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from Georgia
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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.


