Vocab
Temperance
The quality moderation and self-restraint.
Apartheid was a system of this
Racial segregation
Patricia Noah was deeply devoted to this religion.
Christianity.
As a child, Trevor was known for being this kind of troublemaker.
Curious and mischievous
Trevor was mostly raised in this township.
Soweto
Boisterous
noisy energetic and cheerful.
The title "Born a crime" refers to this fact about Trevor's birth.
Being born to a black mother and a white father when interracial relationships were illegal.
Trevor's mother made him attend church this many times each Sunday.
Three times
Trevor had an unusual talent for this, which often helped him make friends.
Speaking multiple languages.
In apartheid South Africa, this group had the least rights and privileges.
Black South Africans.
Exploited
To use someone or something unfairly
Trevor's mother sent him to a mostly white school because she believed in this
The power of education.
Patricia was determined that Trevor would grow up this way, rather than being limited by apartheid rules.
Free thinking and independent.
Trevor's mother bought him a cheap toy led to him accidentally committing this crime
Burning down a white family's house.
Trevor's family was constantly moving because of this reason.
Financial instability and racial discrimination.
Oppressor
Person in authority that uses their power unjustly to keep people under control.
Trevor realized that being able to speak multiple languages gave him this advantage.
The ability to connect with different racial and ethnic groups.
Despite their struggles, Patricia always emphasized this quality in Trevor's upbringing.
Resilience.
Trevor's mother disciplined him using this method.
Strict punishment (including beatings)
Patricia wanted Trevor to succeed, so she made sure he did this better than others.
Speak English fluently.
Anglicize
To make something more English in appearance, sound, or character
This leader helped end apartheid in South Africa.
Nelson Mandela.
Patricia took great risk by doing this to give Trevor better opportunities
Sending Trevor to private school and teaching him English.
Trevor loved to play outside but often got in trouble for doing this.
Ignoring his mothers rules.
Trevor compared apartheid to this system in America.
Jim crow segregation.