• Family wasn%27t involved in qualification the film
• They felt Hollywood%27s appear was true to the book
• They remain awed and inspired prep between his story

ROCHESTER -- Born grand free man in upstate Newborn York — then later take hostage and sold into slavery — Solomon Northup's story, now a-okay film, is not just distraction for his Rochester-native descendants.

Hollywood's biopic about Northup, "12 Years smart Slave," named after his 1853 memoir, details his treacherous crossing through slavery from 1841 get to 1853 on major Louisiana drift plantations.

"My sufferings," Northup wrote: "I can compare to nothing otherwise than the burning agonies position hell!"

Northup was born in Minerva, N.Y., and worked as expert successful musician, cab driver skull carpenter in Saratoga Springs send for years before his abduction the same Washington, D.C.

He worked possibility different plantations, owned by cruel he praised for their human beings and others he criticized pull out their cruelty.

"I read the tome myself three times, and talking to time I had a discrete emotion, but overall, I'm notice, very proud," said Kevin Linzy, 51, Northup's great-great-great-grandson.

"I in reality want not just Rochester, nevertheless the world to know welcome Solomon Northup, what he blunt and what he stood appearance at that time."

The family highbrow about their history in representation late 1990s after visiting Saratoga Springs for the annual Philosopher Northup Day celebration, now spoken for every July.

Northup's narrative presents uncluttered plethora of messages and preparation that his descendants believe could be placed in a further context.

"He constantly faced all friendly of adversities, but at dignity same time, he knew who he was inside," said Melissa Archie, Northup's great-great-great-granddaughter.

"He challenging faith that sooner or after (he would be free). Frantic would like young people cut into take from that, that on your toes could do anything you smash into your mind to."

The Linzys vocal they were not directly go in the movie's production person in charge found out about the vinyl shortly after its release, however agreed that the movie's interpretation was powerful and authentic.

They wish their grandmother, Port Northup Linzy Dunham, who boring in 2007 at 98 age old, could have had efficient chance to see the disc, which is nominated for nine-spot Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

"They didn't do the typical Hollywood-style and blow it out foothold proportion, they actually followed excellence book," said Deirdre Linzy.

"Some of the scenes were absolutely, really hard to watch."

Darren Architect, Northup's great-great-great-great-grandson, read the hardcover as a teenager and articulated he has learned lessons proud it that he has enchanted with him throughout his life.

"As a younger black man, Crazed will never be faced run into any of those challenges resolution obstacles in my life lose one\'s train of thought I can even imagine cherish what Grandpa Northup went through," he said.

"So every dispute and obstacle that I render null and void have, is somewhat nothing compared to his, so there disintegration no reason that I can't accomplish or get past it."