User blog comment:Grundley/PG Proposal: Solomon Northup/@comment-26083398-20191004013001

Indeed, a controversial work, hard to decide what side to vote for. But let my considermy opinions:

I moreorless agree with Queen Misery that Solomon tackling Tibeats shouldn't technically be considered assault, Tibeats did threaten to kill him, so it could in fact be an act of self-defense.

The mother scene, while definitely more controversial, as he was going against the beliefs of what the other slaves believed was the best method to achieve freedom, his philosophy was likely the more effective way todo so, even if he lost several allies in the process (similar to Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird)

I think he qualifies.