In 1843, when she was 13, she was sold to Edwin Epps in Louisiana. Patsey is believed to have been born around 1830, in South Carolina. She was then sold to a family named Buford in the Southern United States. Patsey's mother was said to have been from Guinea, enslaved and taken to Cuba. In the latter Patsey was portrayed by Lupita Nyong'o, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. There have been two adaptations of the book in film, Solomon Northup's Odyssey in 1984 and the better known 12 Years a Slave, in 2013. Solomon Northup wrote about her in his book Twelve Years a Slave, which is the source for most of the information known about her. 1830–after 1863) was an African-American enslaved woman.
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