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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PstrAfoMKlc

This song is called “ fighter” and it talks about this girl who was put down but got right up again.  I chose this song because it reminded me of how strong Solomon was when he was kidnapped into slavery.

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This cover represent the struggles Solomon had to face as a slave.This gives a foreshadow of what is going to happen in the book.

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“ What if he told Bass his story, and Bass tried to get  in  good with by repeating the story to him? Even if Bass sympathized with Solomon , would he risk his own freedom help him?” ( pg 74)

This quote stuck out to me because Solomon was on the fence, tell Bass about his kidnapping and how is was a freeman because he didn’t know if Bass was going to betray him.

“ After lashing Patsey Until her back was covered with blood, Solomon felt sick about what he had done”.( Pg 68)

This quote spoke volumes to me because this showed the intensity and brutal actions slave owners would take disciplining their slaves. In this quote it explained how Solomon was the one who wiped Patsey.

“ I had been restored to happiness and liberty”( pg 102)

This quote brought me happiness  because Solomon had gone through so much and at times given up, but he still had that hope of being free. This hope did led him to freedom and Justice.

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I would recommend this book because this gives people a perspective of slavery many do know or have little knowledge about. The book shows a perspective of  a real life person who went through terrible things as a slave. Readers will be guided into the world of Solomon’s northup life before and after slavery. Readers will see the changes in Solomon as a person and the people who impact him as well. This book does have some mature content that young readers have to be aware of. Over all, this book  is a very good for a person who wants to learn more about black history, it gives a inside view of what it was like being  a slave and how blacks coop with the sting of being enslaved. You get to see the good, bad and the ugly in Solomon Northup's life.

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My first impressions of the book was positive. I enjoyed how the book would have pictures and explain different situations that was occurring on Solomon's life. For example, when Solomon was kidnapped, the author encluded  a picture of what the slave pins looked like back then. As I was reading more of the book some parts of the book really sparked my interest.  In chapter 3 it talked about how kidnapping a freeman was against the law. I thought this was interesting because I didn’t that was a law back then.

When I was reading, there was some connections in the book that I could relate with. I notice that Solomon always wanted to do the right thing. He always spoke his mind in a logical but discreet way. He logically tricked his master to think he wasn’t writing or reading. Solomon used his smarts against his masters. This relates to be because you don't have to break walls or people to make a change.  My words are powerful enough to get justice for myself and others. I can compare this to many black influencers who used their voice to make a change in society. This characteristic reminds of many characters in past books who used their voice as well as their actions who tried to make change. For example in the book Uglies Shay used her voice to make Tally recongize the in justice and the corrupt system of being pretty.On the other hand, Stolen into slavery had some parts that I could relate to. In one part of the book women were used as self gain to men not as people with worth. Today, I do feel like myself worth is noticed as a strong female in today’s society.

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Around the summer of 1840, Solomon Northup's changed forever. Little did he know his life will be soon consumed with the sting of slavery. Before he was wrongly enslaved, Solomon was a professional violin player and was highly educated. He lived in up state new york, this is were most free black people would live. He had three daughters and a wife that he was forced to leave behind. He was sadly kidnapped by James .H Birch who was a slave trader. He was taken to  New orleans to be sold. He was first owned by William Ford, then to John Tibuat. After some while Tibuat sold Solomon to Edwin Epps. While Solomon was moved from owner to owner,  this internal desire to be free again was the key to his success. After 12 long years he was finally free. During his journey he was writing about his life as a slave. In this book it covers his life threatening attempts to help and bring others to justice. Solomon never gave up hope. He knew one day he was going to free and get justice.

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