Across
- 2. an English philosopher; believed that the most purist minds belonged to Whites, which basically meant Africans had dirty brains
- 6. to increase; enlarge
- 8. advancing in gradual way to cause harm; treacherous or crafty
- 9. publicly ridicule; mock
- 14. arrogantly superior; snobbish/snooty
- 17. not letting go of or giving up on something one holds dear; relentless/adamant
- 18. a temporary stay; journey
- 19. the journey endured by Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America
Down
- 1. the theory that Africans weren’t actually human and, therefore, did not have to be treated as such
- 3. human property; a slave
- 4. accept something reluctantly, but without protest; cave
- 5. an Italian philosopher; believed Africans were born of a “different Adam” and had a different origin story, which meant Africans were a different species
- 7. to be informed, to be free from ignorance
- 10. a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially slavery
- 11. an African girl purchased by the Wheatley family to replace the daughter they lost; was never a working slave and was exceptionally intelligent; created a book of poetry later published in England
- 12. a bad-tempered person; grouch
- 13. a British minister; he believed slavery was helpful for African people and that there were “voluntary slaves” that wanted to be slaves so they could be baptized
- 15. fond of company; outgoing or social
- 16. restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something; refrain