| Term | Definition |
| slave | a person who is owned by another person and can be sold at the owner's will |
| master | an owner especially of a slave or animal |
| escape | to get away |
| plantation | a planted area; especially : an agricultural estate worked by laborers |
| antislavery | against slavery |
| abolitionist | a person who is in favor of abolishing especially slavery |
| orator | a public speaker noted for skill and power in speaking |
| civil war | a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country or nation |
| Frederick Douglass | (born circa 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American abolitionist, women's suffragist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. |