Celia, A Slave Glossary

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Plodding

Walking at a slow pace

Teemed

Filled with

Congregations

Gatherings of people

Plantations

Large lands for agriculture where slaves worked

Subsistence

Livelihood

Livestock

Farm animals

Amply

Plentiful

Egalitarian

People who believe that everyone is equal

Eroded

Wore away

Blacksmiths

People whose job is to make and repair things of iron

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