| A | B |
|---|
| abridge (verb) | To deny or not allow |
| assembly (common noun) | A gathering of persons for a specific purpose |
| comply (verb) | To obey a demand or request |
| dictator (common noun) | A person who controls the actions of others |
| The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (proper noun) | Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble peacefully, freedom to petition the government for redress (when injured) |
| illegal (adjective) | Against the law |
| injunction (common noun) | A court order that makes doing something illegal and, therefore, abridged by law |
| nonviolence (common noun) | Dr. King's philosophy of not returning violence for violence when protesting injustice |
| redress (common noun) | Compensation for an injury |
| totalitarianism (common noun) | A type of government in which a dictator exercises absolute control over the freedom of others |
| magnanimous (adjective) | not petty; able to forgive an insult |
| parallel (adjective) | similar |
| fictional (adjective) | make believe |
| entourage (common noun) | a group of attendants serving a famous or important person |
| bearing (to bear) (verb) | carrying (to carry) |
| abundance (common noun) | wealth |
| Mali, Republic of (proper noun) | Located in West Africa; the eighth largest country in the African continent |
| staggering (adjective) | overwhelming; unbelievable |
| armored (adjective) | protected by reinforced equipment and weapons |
| heights (common noun) | the top, peak, highest point |
| The Eight Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (Proper Noun) | Prohibits cruel and unusual punishments to be inflicted on inmates |
| Anti-miscegenation laws (noun) | Prohibits interracial marriage |
| Disenfranchise (verb), Disenfranchisementment (noun) | Denied the right to vote as a U.S. citizen |
| Docket (noun) | The list of cases scheduled to be heard by a judge |
| Hitching post (noun) | A method of punishment in which a prison inmate is painfully shackled by wrists to a fence or post and made to stand for hours |
| Implicated (verb) | Accused, but not proven guilty |
| Incarcerated (verb) | Imprisoned |
| Lynching (noun) | Aimed at instilling fear and submission into African American communities, lynching was a form of vigilantism that hanged, burned, shot and otherwise killed Black men for alleged crimes that were often not tried in a court of law |
| Privatization (noun) | When the state or federal government contracts with a non-government third party to oversee and manage a prison or jail |
| Southern Prisoner’s Defense Committee (Proper noun) | Founded in 1976 after the Supreme Court held the death penalty did not violate the 8th Amendment (to the U.S. Constitution), the SPDC is committed to ensuring equality, dignity, and justice for people incarcerated in the criminal legal system of the Deep South. |
