Check out the audio below: The Takeaway examines the real stories that have inspired some of this year’s Best Picture nominees. Host John Hockenberry sits down with Clayton Adams, the great-great-great-grandson of Solomon Northup, whose memoir inspired the film 12 Years a Slave, to discuss what the film and Northup’s memoir meant to Adams and his family. Adams also imagines what he might say if he were to accept the Best Picture Oscar in this poignant and touching interview. Some excerpts from the interview: Adams imagines would say if he were to accept an Oscar for 12 Years a Slave:“Thank … Continue reading WNYC’s John Hockenberry sits down with decendent of 12 Years A Slave’s Solomon Northup