In the latter, Patsey was portrayed by Lupita Nyong'o, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.

In 1845, Epps moved Patsey and other enslaved people to his 300-acre plantation near Bunkie in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.

Known as the "queen of the fields", Patsey was often praised by her owner for her ability to pick large amounts of cotton, up to 500 pounds a day.

[3] He whipped Patsey if she resisted his sexual demands, which left "scars of thousand stripes" on her back.

[3] Mary tried to bribe other workers and enslaved people to kill Patsey and dump her body in the swamps, but no one would.

Even though Patsey was a highly productive enslaved person and a favorite of Epps, she endured abuse by a "licentious master and a jealous mistress".

They met Bob, one of the enslaved men mentioned in Northup's book, which several soldiers had read.

In 1850, Patsey had a daughter named Mary White, born into slavery on the Epps plantation.

[3] With renewed interest from the film, historians continue to research in hopes of pinpointing more specifically what happened to her.