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Writing for Freedom
Writing for Freedom: A History of Slave Narratives
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| slave | a person who is owned by another person |
| biographical | of or relating to an account of a real person's life |
| account | a statement of facts or events |
| fugitive | a person who is running away; a person who flees a country or location to escape danger |
| emotive | of or relating to the emotions (feelings) |
| vital | necessary; full of life; energetic |
| abolitionist | a person favoring the abolition (ending) of slavery |
| illegal | not allowed by the laws or rules |
| institution | a cultural system or set of customs that has existed for a long time and is widely accepted (the institution of marriage) |
| endeavor | a serious effort or attempt |
| profitable | producing a benefit or monetary gain |
| possession | something that is held by someone as property |
| criminal | being or guilty of an act that is unlawful |
| crucial | very important |
| accomplish (accomplished) | to succeed in doing or reaching |
| recapture | the act of retaking; the act or process of recapturing |
| menial | lowly and boring |
| cruelty (cruelties) | the quality or state of causing or wanting to cause suffering |
| abuse | wrong or unfair treatment or use |
| compensation | something that makes up for or is given to make up for something else |
| stifled | suffocating (causing or having difficulty in breathing) |
| detestation | extreme hatred or dislike |
| inflict | to cause to be put up with |
| platform | a means or opportunity to communicate ideas or information to a group of people |
| ignorant | having little or no knowledge; not educated |
| educated | having an education; well-taught |
| threaten (threatened) | to show an intention to do harm or something unwanted |
| assumption | something accepted as true; a fact or statement taken for granted |
| lecture | to give a talk or speech that teaches something |
| severe | very strict; harsh |
| committed | having made a pledge or commitment to someone or something |
| abolition | a complete elimination of; the act of officially ending or stopping something |
| unfit | not suitable |
| journalist | a person engaged in journalism; a writer who aims at a mass audience |
| emancipation | an act of setting someone free from control or slavery |
| pursuit | the act of chasing |
| disorienting | something that confuses and unsettles |
| transformation | the act or process of changing completely; a complete change |
| adopting | to take up as someone's own |
| peculiar | different from the usual |
| legitimate | accepted by the law as rightful |
| abolish (abolished) | to put an end to a system |
| attitude | a feeling or way of thinking that affects a person's behavior |
| former | coming before in time |
| unprecedented | has never happened or been experienced before |
| transition | an act or the process of passing from one stage |
| collective | done or shared by a number of persons as a group |
| appalling | being shocking and terrible |
| culture | the habits |
| acclaim (acclaimed) | enthusiastically praised |
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