# Platt — Twelve Years a Slave character guide

> Platt in Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Poor Platt, Platt Ford, Ford, Platt Epps

**First appearance:** 0008-v

## Who they are

Solomon's slave name; used as an alias throughout his enslavement.

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