Blood Slaves Quotes

“Y’all think ’cause I got this here light skin”
― Markus Redmond, Blood Slaves

“Being forced to take possession of a name not his own was a scar of slavery like any other”
― Markus Redmond, Blood Slaves

“Now”
― Markus Redmond, Blood Slaves

“And for the first time”
― Markus Redmond, Blood Slaves

“Yet the more venom this Penelope child spewed”
― Markus Redmond, Blood Slaves

“I’ve been alone for a long time”
― Markus Redmond, Blood Slaves

“This wasn’t exactly a celebration as much as a rare opportunity to do something other than toil for the Barrow Plantation. It was a rare chance to breathe and smile—to steal some joy.”
― Markus Redmond, Blood Slaves

“though”
― Markus Redmond, Blood Slaves

“He’d heard whispers in slave village of womenfolk who had taken cotton root bark when they found out they were with child; others had secretly smothered their offspring at birth.”
― Markus Redmond, Blood Slaves

“There is not one among us who was not born human”
― Markus Redmond, Blood Slaves

“Vengeance is a followed impulse”
― Markus Redmond, Blood Slaves

“Guilt is the link to your humanity,” came Rafazi’s answer. “Don’t dwell on it, but don’t let go of it. It will guide you, show you the difference between the willing and the contemptible.”
― Markus Redmond, Blood Slaves

“I’ll be the one writing the history,” the Ramangan said as he kneeled, “and I don’t even know your name.”
― Markus Redmond, Blood Slaves

“People were fed up with wearing masks, and this man’s murder provided the perfect, righteous excuse to finally get out of the house. It all made me feel as though no one thought of George Floyd as a person. Just a reason to do or say whatever it was they felt like doing or saying.”
― Markus Redmond, Blood Slaves