From deep in the slave hut is somebody calling over 150 years to all of our experiences and all of our ideas on human respect, and all of our ideas on dignity. And I felt like that's just incredibly powerful.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Being a part of '12 Years a Slave' has been one of the most profound experiences of my life.
I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted.
I've always been a slave to my heart.
If you don't want to be a slave, stop acting like a slave.
You got to remember that slavery's very complex. It has a lot of levels to it.
But when you see personal artifacts relating to - by genealogy at least - a living human being, it was just more impressive to me than just about anything I've ever read about slavery before.
I suppose I have had more advantages and privileges than most of you, who are slaves have ever known, and I believe more than many white people have enjoyed, for which I desire to bless God, and pray that he may bless those who have given them to me.
I WAS born a slave; but I never knew it till six years of happy childhood had passed away.
I'm not a slave to anything anymore. And I never will be again.
If you are living out of a sense of obligation you are slave.