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Solomon Northup

Solomon Northup[Note 1] (July 1808 – 1863?) was a free-born African American from New York, the son of a freed slave. A farmer and violinist, he owned real estate in Hebron. In 1841 he was kidnapped by slave-traders, having been

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Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands are a collection of nearly one thousand islands in Oceania that form a sovereign country. They lie to the east of Papua New Guinea in Melanesia and cover a land area of 28,400 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). The

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