“let them behold him scourged, hunted, trampled on, and they will come back with another story in their mouths. Let them know the heart of the poor slave—learn his secret thoughts—thoughts he dare not utter in the hearing of the… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
“There may be humane masters, as there certainly are inhuman ones—there may be slaves well-clothed, well-fed, and happy, as there surely are those half-clad, half-starved and miserable; nevertheless, the institution that tolerates such wrong and inhumanity as I have witnessed,… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
“I had not then learned the measure of “man’s inhumanity to man,” nor to what limitless extent of wickedness he will go for the… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
Unsoundness in a slave, as well as in a horse, detracts materially from his value. If no warranty is given, a close examination is… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
“Blessed be sleep! It visiteth all alike, descending as the dews of heaven on the bond and free.” — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
I can speak of slavery only so far as it came under my own observation - only so far as I have known and… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery; — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
“Men may write fictions portraying lowly life as it is, or as it is not—may expatiate with owlish gravity upon the bliss of ignorance—discourse… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
My sufferings I can compare to nothing else than the burning agonies of hell! — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
“It is a mistaken opinion that prevails in some quarters that the slave does not understand the term - does not comprehend the idea… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
At such times, the heart of man turns instictively towards his Maker. In prosperity, and whenever there is nothing to injure or make him… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
