When behaviors lead to negative consequences we have a tendency to attribute our own behavior to external, situational causes, whereas we attribute the behavior of others to internal, personal causes. this is referred to as:

actor-observer discrepancy

Explanation:

Actor-observer discrepancy: In social psychology, the term actor-observer discrepancy or bias is defined as an individual's propensity to attribute his or her actions to some external causes whereas he or she attributes the other person's behavior or actions to some internal causes.

It is considered as a form of attributional bias that leads to develop the way an individual interacts or perceive the other person. It generally covers others and one's behavioral attributions.

In the question above, the given statement is referred to as actor-observer discrepancy.

the answer is solomon northrup. he was a free-born african american, abolitionist and professional violinist that was drugged, kidnapped and sold as slave in 1841 and remained in captivity until 1853 where he regained his freedom with the of the then-governor of new york, washington hunt. he wrote and published his memoirs "twelve years a slave" in 1853, and in this text, he tells the story of his escape thru one of louisiana's swamps (the great pacoudrie swamp) in which he ended up covered in green slime from crossing the surface of the dead water.