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Solomon NorthupA free Black man in New York, he supports his wife and family through varied work.Poprvé se objeví v chapter 2
Anne HamptonShe is Solomon Northup’s wife, sharing the household he supports through several kinds of work.Poprvé se objeví v chapter 2
Merrill BrownOne of two strangers offering musical work, he accompanies the narrator to Washington.Poprvé se objeví v chapter 3
Abram HamiltonOne of two strangers offering musical work, he helps persuade the narrator to travel south.Poprvé se objeví v chapter 3
ElizaA fellow captive in the Washington slave pen, she recounts how promised freedom became sale.Poprvé se objeví v chapter 4
James H. BurchHe claims ownership of Northup and brutally beats him for insisting that he is free.Poprvé se objeví v chapter 4
William FordHe owns Harry, Eliza, and Platt, treats them kindly, and operates lumber mills.Poprvé se objeví v chapter 8
John M. TibeatsHe works with Platt and presents a threatening contrast to William Ford’s kindness.Poprvé se objeví v chapter 8
ChapinHe stops Tibeats’s attempt to hang Platt and sends Lawson to summon Ford.Poprvé se objeví v chapter 9
EppsHe buys Platt from Tibeats, ending Platt’s immediate fear of his former owner.Poprvé se objeví v chapter 12
PatseyAn enslaved worker on Epps’s plantation, she picks far more cotton than Solomon does.Poprvé se objeví v chapter 13
ArmsbyHe betrays Platt’s request for help mailing a letter seeking freedom.Poprvé se objeví v chapter 17
BassA carpenter working on Epps’s new house, he condemns slavery and promises to help Solomon.Poprvé se objeví v chapter 20
Henry B. NorthupNew York’s appointed agent, he travels south to find Solomon and secure his release.Poprvé se objeví v chapter 22

Chapter 2
The narrator recounts his free birth, marriage to Anne Hampton, work, and family life in New York.
Chapter 3
After accepting musical work and traveling to Washington, the narrator falls ill and wakes chained without his freedom papers.
Chapter 4
Burch beats Northup for asserting his freedom, and Northup meets Eliza among the captives.
Chapter 5
The captives leave Washington for Richmond, and Burch threatens Northup into silence about his freedom.
Chapter 6
Robert’s death ends an escape plan, and Freeman confines the narrator under the imposed name Platt.
Chapter 7
Sales separate Eliza from Randall and Emily, while an unnamed buyer purchases her, Harry, and Platt.
Chapter 8
At Ford’s home and mills, Platt conceals his identity and earns approval through rafting and loom making.
Chapter 9
After buying Platt, Tibeats attempts to whip him, then tries to hang him before Chapin intervenes.
Chapter 10
Ford cuts Platt free after he spends the day bound in painful heat.
Chapter 11
Platt fights off Tibeats, escapes pursuing hounds through water, and reaches Ford’s home for protection.
Chapter 12
Ford demands that Tibeats sell Platt or hire him out, and Tibeats eventually sells him to Epps.
Chapter 13
The narrator describes cotton labor under Epps, where picking quotas and whipping control enslaved workers.
Chapter 14
The narrator falls seriously ill, but Epps returns him to work before he fully recovers.
Chapter 15
After caterpillars ruin the cotton crop, the narrator works on a sugar plantation and unsuccessfully seeks escape assistance.
Chapter 16
Christmas brings brief holidays, shared suppers, dancing, and visits among plantations.
Chapter 17
Armsby betrays Platt’s attempt to send a letter, forcing him to deceive Epps and burn the appeal.
Chapter 18
Repeated beatings drive Wiley to escape, but he returns after capture and receives no mercy from Epps.
Chapter 19
Epps rejects Patsey’s explanation for visiting Harriet and subjects her to a savage whipping.
Chapter 20
Solomon trusts Bass with his history, and Bass secretly writes letters seeking proof of his freedom.
Chapter 21
Bass promises further help, and two strangers approach the cotton field on a cold January morning.
Chapter 22
Henry B. Northup finds Solomon through Bass and secures his release from Epps with the sheriff’s help.
Chapter 23
A court excludes Solomon’s testimony and releases Burch, after which Solomon reunites with his family in Glens Falls.
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