Frederick Douglass Vocab

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Obscurity

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The state of being unknown, indistinct, or unimportant.

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Slaveholders

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Individuals who own slaves.

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Dehumanizing

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Depriving someone of their positive human qualities.

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Field hand

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A slave who works in the fields.

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Insidious

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Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.

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Gratify

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To give someone pleasure or satisfaction.

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Appease

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To pacify or placate someone by acceding to their demands.

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Demographic

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Relating to the structure of populations.

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Overseer

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A person who supervises others, especially workers.

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Inflicted

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To cause something unpleasant or painful to be suffered by someone or something.