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African American : This term does not exist in 1955.

Anthro : This is an abbreviation for anthropomorphic person. Depending on the tone of voice used, this can be a simple pronoun or an insult.

Anthropomorphic person : Is a being genetically created by mixing the genes of a human being and an animal.

Beaner : A vulgar insult for a person of Mexican or other Latin American descent.

Bitch : An extremely vulgar insult used on any female human. Or; An acceptable term for a female anthro with a canine genetic background.

Black : a term used to denote a person with ancestry from Africa, Australia, Trinidad, the Caribbean or Martinique.

Cajun : Derived from the word Acadian, referring to the Canadian colony of Acadia now known as Nova Scotia. After the French and Indian war in 1754, the colonists were invited to Louisiana in order to escape persecution at the hands of the English. Most Cajuns settled the swamps and the non-urban areas of Louisiana. Cajun typically refers to the current dwellers of these areas, though all Louisiana residents are often referred to as Cajuns by people from other areas.

Chink : A vulgar insult to a person of Asian descent.

Colored : a term used to describe a person whose ancestry is not one hundred percent white. Amongst whites and society in general, this term is acceptable. To the people that this term is used to describe, it ranges from being annoying to a strong insult.

Conductor : A person who has a key role in the Subway.

Creole : Two groups of Louisiana residents claim this name. White creoles use it to denote a long line of aristocratic blood, going back to the early days of Louisiana when it was first being colonized by France and Spain. The second group is a group of interracial blooded individuals, claiming the same French and Spanish ancestors as the white creoles, as well as those of their African and Native Americans.

Engineer : A person who is part of the Subway.

Furball : A vulgar term for an anthro..

Hairball : A vulgar term for an anthro.

I.D. : An I.D. is the serial number branded on a slave's body. Field slaves are usually branded in a visible spot like their arm or back. Slaves from "other" fields of work are branded in other places.

Integration : A movement to end segregation totally.

Jap : A vulgar insult to a person of Asian descent. Usually used on a person of Japanese descent, but the people that use the word tend not to care whether the person really is Japanese or not.

Krewe : The groups of volunteers that arrange the parties and floats used in Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Lynch : To gather a mob of people to harass and usually publicly murder a person.

Lynch mob : A crow of people gathered together to lynch.

Nappy : When a person's hair is full of snags and refuses to behave in the manner its owner wishes it to.

Negro : A term which came from the Spanish word for black, which refers to a black person in English. Depending on the tone of voice used, this can be a simple pronoun or a racial slur.

Nigger : A vulgar insult for a black person.

Overseer : A person hired to observe slaves, ensure that they are constantly working and prevent any kind of attempt to escape or rebel. Beyond those duties, they are there to ensure they are fed and in good working condition.

Party supplies : A slang word that usually refers to weapons.

Porch bunny : A vulgar term for a black person.

Runaway : a slave who has escaped their master.

Segregation : A condition in which public facilities such as bathrooms and drinking fountains, public services such as schools and other government services, public stores, eating establishments and other privately owned ventures are separated by race, or the conditions in which they are accessed are dictated by race. In other words there are two restrooms, one for whites, the other is for people who are not. White schools, schools for people that are not white. Restaurants serve whites, and either will only serve others through the back door or not at all. Current law makes this separation legal, and does not warrant that this separation be fair or equal.

Spot : A vulgar insult to an anthro, usually used on anthros with a canine genetic background.

Station : A meeting point for members of the subway. Also a place where slaves will wait to be picked up.

Subway : This is a code word for the Underground Railroad of the twentieth century. its a group of activists who help escaped slaves make it to the free nations of Canada and Mexico. For more information on this group see the Cast section of this site.

Tom : See Uncle Tom

Train : A group of people from the Subway that help the runaway slaves escape to their destination.

Uncle Tom : An insult derived from a book written in the middle of the nineteenth century. This word denotes a slave who is weak of will and kowtows to the master's wishes.

War horse : A slang word for a combat or escape vehicle.