There is a statue to honor Solomon Northup, a free man from Saratoga Springs who was kidnapped and forced into slavery for 12 years.

Northup, the author of the memoir "Twelve Years A Slave", which inspired the 2013 film of the same name, was a former ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A bronze statue of Solomon Northup, renowned city historical figure and author of the memoir “Twelve Years ...