David Fiske to discuss Solomon Northup on Forget-Me-Not Hour online radio program

Northup biographer David Fiske will join host Jane E. Wilcox to talk about the book he co-authored, Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years a Slave.
 
 
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Jan. 22, 2014 - PRLog -- Fiske researched this biography of Twelve Years A Slave author Solomon Northup, whose memoir recently came out as a movie. Fiske will talk about Northup's life in upstate New York before and after the travesty of his enslavement. Fiske worked on the book with Clifford W. Brown and Rachel Seligman.

Fiske is a retired librarian who conducts genealogical and local history research. He has spent years researching Northup, a free black man who was lured from his home in Saratoga Springs, New York, and sold into slavery before the Civil War. After being rescued years later, Northup wrote a book about his experiences. Northup's book is the basis for the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave, which has earned numerous major awards and nominations.

Jane E. Wilcox, an author and genealogy researcher, hosts the Forget-Me-Not Hour on blogtalkradio. The program's tagline "Your Ancestors Want Their Stories to Be Told," suggests how genealogy research can help uncover family history mysteries. The show features interviews with special local, regional and national genealogy guests, a little music, and lots of genealogy tips. Ms. Wilcox is the owner of Forget-Me-Not Ancestry in Kingston, New York.

The program airs online on February 5, 2014, at 10 am (and at 9 pm), Eastern Time. The link to listen in is:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/janeewilcox/2014/02/05/12-years-a-slave-solomon-northrup-before-and-after-in-upstate-ny

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