Bring That Week Back: Solomon Northup’s Descendants Reunite

A dead man comes back to life in Mississippi, plus more.

Solomon Northup’s Descendants Reunite - A dead man comes back to life in Holmes County, Mississippi; Bernice King to speak on judge's decision to lock up MLK's nobel prize; plus more national news. — Natelege Whaley (@natelege)The descendants of Solomon Northup, the author of 12 Years a Slave, were brought together in Washington, D.C., Rochester, New York, and Los Angeles by The Hollywood Reporter. Forty-seven family members, from 10 months old to 72, were featured in the profile. (Photo: Courtesy The Hollywood Reporter)
Dead Man Comes Back to Life - A miracle has happened in Holmes County, Mississippi. Walter Williams, 78, came back alive after being pronounced dead on Wednesday. Williams’s body was placed in a bag and was being transported to a funeral home when a coroner noticed the bag began moving.(Photo: CNN)
/content/dam/betcom/images/2013/08/National-08-16-08-31/082413-national-speakers-march-on-washington-50-anniversary-Rev-Bernice-King.jpgNew York Times Corrects Solomon Northup Article - A typo has come back to haunt the New York Times. The newspaper published a correction Tuesday to the headline of its Jan. 20, 1853, article that misspelled Solomon Northup’s last name as “Northrup.” The piece was written to review Solomon Northup’s 12 Years a Slave, the memoir adapted for the Oscar-winning film. (Photo: courtesy NY Times)

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Solomon Northup’s Descendants Reunite - A dead man comes back to life in Holmes County, Mississippi; Bernice King to speak on judge's decision to lock up MLK's nobel prize; plus more national news. — Natelege Whaley (@natelege)The descendants of Solomon Northup, the author of 12 Years a Slave, were brought together in Washington, D.C., Rochester, New York, and Los Angeles by The Hollywood Reporter. Forty-seven family members, from 10 months old to 72, were featured in the profile. (Photo: Courtesy The Hollywood Reporter)

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