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Solomon Northup Descendant Speaks Out

The atrocities of slavery are front and center in the new film 12 Years A Slave. It’s based on the story of Solomon Northup, a resident of Saratoga Springs in the early-to-mid-1800s. WXXI's Hélène Biandudi Hofer sits down with Northup's  great great-granddaughter to learn more about his story, his legacy and the power of the human will.

http://youtu.be/JK0jS3aol7E