Abolitionist and Suffrage Vocabulary

a person who fought to end slavery and believed that all people should be free and equal

• civil rights

• activist

• abolitionist

• fugitive

• suffrage

the legal rights that protect citizens from discrimination and ensure equality

• civil rights

• activist

• abolitionist

• fugitive

• suffrage

the right to vote in political elections

• civil rights

• activist

• abolitionist

• fugitive

• suffrage

the practice of forcing people to work against their will and owning them as property

• civil rights

• activist

• slavery

• emancipation

• suffrage

a legal process that allows a minor to be free from parental control and take on more adult responsibilities

• civil rights

• activist

• slavery

• emancipation

• suffrage

someone who works to create change in the world

• perserverance

• activist

• slavery

• emancipation

• fugitive

 a person who runs away or tries to avoid being caught or arrested

 

• perserverance

• activist

• slavery

• emancipation

• fugitive

the act of treating someone as if they are not a fully human person

• perserverance

• dehumanization

• empowerment

• emancipation

• fugitive

people having power and control over their own lives

• perserverance

• dehumanization

• empowerment

• emancipation

• fugitive

the ability to keep trying and working hard to achieve a goal, even when things are difficult

• perserverance

• dehumanization

• empowerment

• emancipation

• fugitive