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Slums : Poorest part of the hood
15th Amendment : Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude".
Niggerachi : Black person who acts Hispanic
Beef : Not food related at all, to have "drama" with
Coon : Refers to the Portuguese word for slave pens or barracks "baracoons". Could also have meaning as a shortening of "raccoon", as raccoons have a tendency to steal.
13th Amendment : This amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
Jigaboo : Very dark-skinned Black people. Usually used among lighter-skinned African-Americans to refer to ones of very dark complexion
Fronting : Lying, playing off lies
Jim Crow : Used a lot during the Civil War. He was a stereotypical minstrel show character, history described here. Also used to describe segregationist laws in the south
14th Amendment : An amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1868. It was primarily concerned with details of reintegrating the southern states after the Civil War and defining some of the rights of recently freed slaves.
Nigger : Originates with the Latin word "niger" which translates to "black", often noted at ignorant.
Middle Passage : The route across the Atlantic ocean from Africa to the Americas that the slave ships took transporting slaves to America.
Yayo : Money
Floss : To boast of knowledge
Flex : To show off
Slave Code : Laws that restricted slave freedoms and rights.
Underground Railroad : A secret system of safe houses set up to help fugitive slaves escape to places of safety in the northern United States and Canada.
Abolitionist : A person who supported the ending of slavery in the United States.
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Across:3. | The route across the Atlantic ocean from Africa to the Americas that the slave ships took transporting slaves to America. | 7. | Black person who acts Hispanic | 10. | To boast of knowledge | 11. | Very dark-skinned Black people. Usually used among lighter-skinned African-Americans to refer to ones of very dark complexion |
| 12. | An amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1868. It was primarily concerned with details of reintegrating the southern states after the Civil War and defining some of the rights of recently freed slaves. | 13. | Refers to the Portuguese word for slave pens or barracks "baracoons". Could also have meaning as a shortening of "raccoon", as raccoons have a tendency to steal. | 17. | Laws that restricted slave freedoms and rights. | 18. | Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude". |
| | Down:1. | This amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. | 2. | A secret system of safe houses set up to help fugitive slaves escape to places of safety in the northern United States and Canada. | 4. | Not food related at all, to have "drama" with | 5. | Used a lot during the Civil War. He was a stereotypical minstrel show character, history described here. Also used to describe segregationist laws in the south | 6. | Lying, playing off lies |
| 8. | A person who supported the ending of slavery in the United States. | 9. | Originates with the Latin word "niger" which translates to "black", often noted at ignorant. | 14. | Poorest part of the hood | 15. | To show off | 16. | Money |
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Floss your knowledge?
Across:3. | The route across the Atlantic ocean from Africa to the Americas that the slave ships took transporting slaves to America. | 7. | Black person who acts Hispanic | 10. | To boast of knowledge | 11. | Very dark-skinned Black people. Usually used among lighter-skinned African-Americans to refer to ones of very dark complexion |
| 12. | An amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1868. It was primarily concerned with details of reintegrating the southern states after the Civil War and defining some of the rights of recently freed slaves. | 13. | Refers to the Portuguese word for slave pens or barracks "baracoons". Could also have meaning as a shortening of "raccoon", as raccoons have a tendency to steal. | 17. | Laws that restricted slave freedoms and rights. | 18. | Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude". |
| | Down:1. | This amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. | 2. | A secret system of safe houses set up to help fugitive slaves escape to places of safety in the northern United States and Canada. | 4. | Not food related at all, to have "drama" with | 5. | Used a lot during the Civil War. He was a stereotypical minstrel show character, history described here. Also used to describe segregationist laws in the south | 6. | Lying, playing off lies |
| 8. | A person who supported the ending of slavery in the United States. | 9. | Originates with the Latin word "niger" which translates to "black", often noted at ignorant. | 14. | Poorest part of the hood | 15. | To show off | 16. | Money |
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