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Slavery
Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are submissive to work under the domination of others.
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Apprenticeship
Political systems; Slavery
The period during which a person is bound (under contract) as an apprentice.
Atlanta Compromise
Political systems; Slavery
On September 15, 1885, in a speech in Atlanta, Georgia, black educator Booker T. Washington told his audience that black people must postpone any attempt to gain political power until they had ...
Back to Africa campaign
Political systems; Slavery
In 1920 in New York City, Marcus Garvey maintained that black separation from a corrupt white society was necessary. He advocated the idea of black people returning to Africa. One of his followers ...
Bacon's Rebellion
Political systems; Slavery
In 1676, Nathaniel Bacon, a prosperous Virginia planter, led a rebellion against the colonial government due to tension between the elite and small farmers. During the rebellion, Bacon founded a ...
Asante
Political systems; Slavery
Asante people are members of an ethnic group from areas of Ghana, in West Africa, who share a common culture and language.
Apprentice
Political systems; Slavery
A person who learns a craft or trade by working for a specialist or master for an agreed period, usually at low wages.
Assimilation
Political systems; Slavery
A process of making or becoming similar to others; to integrate into the majority.
