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| Sharon Draper | Author of Copper Sun |
| cassava | A plant root that looks like a potato. It is used to make flour for bread or eaten in other ways; it also may be used for medicinal purposes. |
| fufu | Ghanaian food made from casava and plantain and served in soup. |
| kente cloth | A traditional cloth of silk or cotton with a pattern that tells a story. |
| Ewe tribe | The Ewe are a people located on the southeast corner of Ghana, east of the Volta River, in an area now described as the Volta Region. |
| Ashanti tribe | Ashanti, or Asante, are a major ethnic group of Ashanti Region in Ghana. |
| shackles | A U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar. |
| coffle | Slaves chained together to move from place to place. |
