Vocabulary "Black Americans"

abolitionist

someone who wanted to get rid of slavery

assassination

the killing of an important person

caste

a class or group of people separated from others by some difference such as race or colour

civilisation

a well-developed and orderly society

civil war

armed conflict between groups of people who belong to the same country

constitution

the set of laws and rules by which a country is governed

controversial

something which there is argument and disagreement over

democracy

all people take an equal part in choosing and forming their government

fugitive

someone who is escaping

ghetto

part of a city where one particular group of people live

hypocrisy

pretending to be good or to have particular beliefs when this is not so

immigrant

somebody who comes from abroad to live permanently in a new country

inferior

a person who is not considered to be as good as or equal to others

insurrection

an open revolt against authority

legacy

something handed down from the past

log book

a book in which the details of a journey are kept

martyr

a person who suffers or is killed because of his or her religious or political beliefs

metropolis

a city

migration

the movement of people to another part of the country

oppressed

being unjustly treated

overseer

a man who directed the work of the slaves

pidgin

a language that is a mixture of two other languages

prejudice

to dislike someone or something without any good reason

revolution

a violent uprising of people against the system that governs them

slave

a person who is owned by another person

spiritual

a religious folk song that expressed the suffering and hopes of the black slaves

subsistence

the minimum for keeping alive

suffrage

the right to vote

tribulation

great suffering

unfettered

free from any control

unsubsidized

not receiving money from anyone