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Underground Railroad

8th Grade vocabulary

AB
AbolitionistA person who wanted to end slavery.
Campaigna series of actions intended to accomplish a goal
DiscriminationBias, unfairness, treating individuals differently
Dred ScottHe was a slave who was take to free territory. Scott sued for his freedom and the supreme court declared that slaves are property, not people.
ExcludedNot included
FugitiveRunaway
NarrativesA description of events in a dramatic fashion;also called a story
PrejudiceBelieving some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them
SegregationSeperation of people based on racial, ethnic, or differences
UndergroundA system of secret routes used by escaping slaves to reach freedom in North or in Canada.



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