E. Definition of Terms
To match the concept and avoid misunderstandings between the writer and the reader, below are the definitions of some important terms which are used in
this study: 1. Struggle
According to Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged, struggle is defined as “a great effort or series of effort”
1806. In the Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus, struggle is defined as “to make a violent or determined effort under difficulties” 1514.
In this study, struggle is a series of determined efforts that a human being undergoes over period of time in difficult conditions to overcome problems,
challenges, and difficulties of life. 2. Slavery
According to The 1926 International Slavery Convention Article 1; slavery is the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching
to the right of ownership are exercised. Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2006 also describes the definitive characteristics of slaves as follows: their labor or services
are obtained through force; their physical beings are regarded as the property of another person, their owner; and they are entirely subject to their owners will.
Shortly, slavery is social institution defined by law and custom as the most absolute involuntary form of human servitude.
3. African Americans In the Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2006, Harris defines African
Americans American Blacks or Black Americans as a racial group in the United States whose dominant ancestry is from sub-Saharan West Africa. A variety of
names have been used for African Americans at various points in history. African Americans have been referred to as Negroes, colored, blacks, and Afro-
Americans, as well as lesser-known terms, such as the 19th-century designation Anglo-African.
Referring to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English language, Afro-American is of or relating to Americans of African ancestry. Afro-American
often called as black people or blacks also refers to people relating or belonging to an American ethnic group descended from African people having dark skin 31.
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