| A | B |
|---|
| character | what makes a person decide moral and ethical actions |
| discrimination | unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice |
| justice | fairness |
| oppression | the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority |
| poverty | the state of having little or no money or few material possessions |
| revolt | organized opposition to authority |
| segregation | a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups |
| 5 score years ago | one hundred years ago |
| beacon of light | something that guides |
| hope | encouragement |
| captivity | slavery |
| crippled | prevented |
| languishing | suffering |
| exile | person forced to leave his or her own country |
| inalienable | cannot be given or taken away |
| citizens of color | nonwhite US citizens |
| blow off steam | let out anger |
| bitterness | anger |
| degenerate | collapse, disintegrate |
| mobility | ability to move easily from one place to another |
| trials and tribulations | difficulties |
| cells | small rooms for prisoners |
| persecution | cruel or unfair treatment, discrimination |
| brutality | cruelty, viciousness |
| redemptive | rescued |
| unearned | undeserving or unjust |
| suffering | pain |
| interposition and nullification | prevent and reverse |
| despair | sadness, hopelessness |
| discords | conflicts, fights |
| prodigious | huge |
| curvaceous | having curves |
| Negro spiritual | religious song created by slaves in the US |
| mutter | speak or say words unclearly; mumble |
| leaden | made of lead, heavy |
| blunt reproach | clear blame or disapproval |
| murmurs | whispers |
| square | an open-place in a town with buildings all around it |
| potter's field | a burial place for very poor, unknown people |
| blear | dim, sore |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| resolute | determined, firm |
| budge | move, go away |
