How Did 12 Years A Slave Change The Future

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The novel 12 Years a Slave changed the future in multiple ways. The novel changed the way people treated others, it shaped the way this country’s government runs society, and it also taught people to be compassionate towards others. In 12 Years a Slave, the African American’s had been beaten, starved, and enslaved by the White folks for more than 240 years. The Africans were broken down and made into someone who they were not. They had no rights in the South of the United States. Many blacks were stolen from the North and taken to the South, kidnapped from their families. They were given new names and were beaten into someone they were not. This is an example of what happened to Solomon Northup. In present day United States, the government