The 1619 Project: Born on the Water Glossary

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water Glossary

Ancestral

Something - a piece of property or land, for example - that was inherited from previous generations

Apartheid

A governmental policy which separates groups of people typically based on their races.

Chattel

Property; a slave

Jim Crow

Laws in the Southern United States that enforced racial segregation and legitamized systematic racism.

Kimbundu

A historical Bantu language spoken in the Kingdom of Ndongo. It is currently the second-most spoken language in modern-day Angola.

Nestled

Something that has setteled or lies snuggly between or within something else.

Ndongo

Refers to the historical kingdom of Ndongo, which is now present-day Angola

Plateau

An area of elevated, high land.

Restitution

Payment given to victims of a crime or an injustice

Testament

A person's testimony or attestation

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