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Witness Act 1 Vocab
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| police officer with less authority than the sheriff | constable |
| Christian minister | clergyman |
| institution | sanatorium |
| stirring up, encouraging | inciting |
| sorrow, distress | grieves |
| hanged without legal authority | lynched |
| excessive | inordinate |
| not taking a side | neutral |
| rule, dominate with power | reign |
| carry on despite hardships | endure |
| having black or brown skin | Negro |
| a person with skin tone other than white | Colored |
| name given to a black person | Coon |
| theatrical entertainment | Minstrel Show |
| secret organization in the south that suppressed the rights of African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and foreign-born | Ku Klux Klan |