Plantation Quotes

The conquered roam free in the box of insanity.

As she gracefully descended down portico, the white gloved hand of the lady of the estate met the white-glove worn by a Negro footman, as a vast expanse of hoop skirt filled the carriage doorway. It was a skirt of fine white lawn with ruffles embroidered with little pink and blue flowers complete with green stems. The white trash girl looked on in amazement, involuntarily wincing at the thought of the long hours plantation slave seamstresses had devoted to decorating a dress that might only be worn a half dozen times and survive as many launderings.

When you don't make it too far from the plantation, you might as well befriend your captors.

Darnell Lamont Walker

Anyone who will eat his seeds today will be hungry tomorrow because he has nothing to plant and nothing to harvest later.

Israelmore Ayivor