enslaver

someone who captures or holds another person for purposes of slavery, such as a plantation owner

enslave

to force a person to work for no pay, to obey commands, and to lose his or her freedom

slavery

the condition in which one human being is owned by another

Middle Passage

the voyage of ships carrying enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean, from West Africa to the West Indies and the American continents

plantation

large property or landholding dependent on the labor of enslaved people

racist ideology

the idea or belief that people who belong to certain races are naturally inferior to others

overseer

a person who was in charge of the work of enslaved people and who could punish them for disobeying him

Underground Railroad

A network of secret routes, people, and safe houses that helped enslaved people to freedom.

Civil War

A conflict between the northern states and southern states over slavery and state's rights.