What was the purpose of the eisenhower doctrine? a) to force egypt to give up control of the suez canal b) to regain land the guatemalan government seized from an american company c) to place a pro-american leader in control of iran d) to offer military assistance to middle eastern countires that were fighting communism

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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.