5a. SOLOMON NORTHUP REMEMBERS FREEMAN'S SLAVE YARD

An engraving of Solomon Northup, sitting on a bench in a shed, with a barrel and a broom in the background. The caption reads “Solomon in his plantation suit,” consisting of a plain pair of white pants and open-necked shirt and a narrow-brimmed hat.
Solomon Northup

Listen to Track 5a - Solomon Northup Remembers Freeman's Slave Yard (above).


Next Listen to Track 5b - Solomon Northup First- Person Testimony.


Directions: Stand in the median, or neutral ground, at the intersection of Esplanade and Chartres, next to the historical marker about Solomon Northup, author of Twelve Years a Slave. 

(AUDIO) DIRECTIONS TO SITE 6: FRANKLIN AND ARMFIELD COMPOUND