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What was the Middle Passage?
The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World. It was one leg of the triangular trade route.
What is the meaning of the word "subhuman"?
less than human, used to mean that sb.behaves or lives in a much worse way than human beings normally do.
What is the meaning of chattel slavery?
slaves were entirely the property of their owners
Who were the "abolitionists"?
people who wanted to stop or abolish slavery
Name 2 abolitionists!
e.g. Frederick Douglas, Harriett Tubman, John Brown
What was the Underground Railroad?
A network of people, both whites and free Blacks, who worked together to help runaways from slaveholding states travel to the North
What do you know about Harriett Tubman?
born into slavery, disabled after being hit in the head with metal by her owner, escaped slavery, helped slaves escape, spy
What is the 13th Amendment?
slavery is still allowed in the United States, as long as the slaves in question are criminals.
What does "incarceration" mean?
the act of putting or keeping someone in prison
What does "convict leasing" mean?
prisons leasing convicts to private companies for free labor
What was the "War on Drugs"?
anti-narcotics campaign, criminalizing black paople by the Nixon government
Why are so many prisoners black?
Black communities in the US are far more policed than white communities, many black people who live in poverty can’t afford good lawyers.
