Solomon Northup
publication date: Friday, January 31, 2014 (part of Winter 2014)
category: 
Humanitarianism
clue: His last name was where he spent a long time wanting to go.
explanation: Northup's years trying to get back "up north" to New York after being kidnapped and sold into slavery inspired the film 12 Years a Slave. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Mike Rothstein, and Aaron Shurtleff
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