A machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers
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Abolition
Movement to end slavery
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legacy
An inheritance, something handed down from an ancestor or from the past
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Emancipation
the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
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abolish
cancel, put an end to
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Amendment
A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law
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citizenship
informed and active membership in a political community
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grant
agree to give or allow (something requested) to
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exercise
to exercise your rights/the freedom of speech/your power/your influence
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justify
Give valid reasons or evidence to support an answer or conclusion.
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public facilities
Include such places as schools, shops, fire stations, places of worship, post offices, and recreational centers.
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impose on
to take advantage of/to force
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address
to speak to, to direct one's attention to
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harass
to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
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abduct
to kidnap, carry off by force
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acquit
to declare not guilty, free from blame, discharge completely, to conduct or behave oneself
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galvanize
to excite or arouse action
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violate
break (a law); defile; desecrate, assault sexually, Ex. violate graves
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enroll
to sign up to become a member of some group or activity, to register
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establishment
something that has been established, especially a place of business or a public building
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launch
to officially start something
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restroom
room in a building which contains one or more toilets for public use
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encounter
meeting
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prohibit
To stop one from doing something, prevent
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Affirmative Action
A policy in educational admissions or job hiring that gives special attention or compensatory treatment to traditionally disadvantaged groups in an effort to overcome present effects of past discrimination.
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Watershed
A decisive change
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assassinate
to murder for political reasons
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employment
Having a job or career and responsibilities that go with it
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Legislative
the branch of government that makes the laws
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mourning
the expression of deep sorrow for someone who has died, typically involving following certain conventions such as wearing black clothes.
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faculty
mental or bodily powers, teaching staff
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perpetrator
a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act.
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