Solomon Northup quotes

There are few sights more pleasant to the eye than a wide cotton field when it is in bloom. It presents an appearance of purity, like an immaculate expanse of light, new-fallen snow. (Solomon Northup)
There have been hours in my unhappy life, many of them, when the contemplation of death as the end of earthly sorrow - of the grave as a resting place for the tired and worn out body - has been pleasant to dwell upon. View quote
Solomon Northup
Unsoundness in a slave, as well as in a horse, detracts materially from his value. If no warranty is given, a close examination is a matter of particular importance to the Negro jockey. View quote
Solomon Northup
I can speak of slavery only so far as it came under my own observation - only so far as I have known and experienced it in my own person. View quote
Solomon Northup
And what difference is there in the color of the soul? View quote
Solomon Northup
Life is dear to every living thing; the worm that crawls upon the ground will struggle for it. View quote
Solomon Northup
I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery. View quote
Solomon Northup
Really, it was difficult to determine which I had most reason to fear-dogs, alligators or men! View quote
Solomon Northup