Louisiana Book Festival - 12 Years a Slave (2013)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2013-11-02
Duration: 00:23:49
Subjects: Louisiana Book Festival | Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863? | Gossett, Louis, 1936- | Eakin, Frank | Slavery
Contributors:
- Eakin, Frank Speaker
- Gossett, Louis, Jr. Speaker
Description
A speech by Frank Eakin and Louis Gossett, Jr. on Solomon Northup’s 1853 memoir “12 Years a Slave” at the Louisiana Book Festival on November 2, 2013. Eakin is the publisher of the book and Gossett, an Academy Award winning actor, is the narrator for the audiobook.