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naïveté (267) - simpleness; lack of sophistication; childlikeness

nevertheless (268) - however; nonetheless; for all that; in spite of it

notably (269) - strikingly; noticeably; obviously

noted (271) - noticed; observed; gave attention to

nurtured (283) - nourished; supported; strengthened

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obscure (267) - conceal; hide; cover up

obscures (278) - hides; conceals; covers up

offered (282) - presented; provided; suggested

optimism (279) - the belief that everything will turn out for the best; hope; hopefulness

"oral tradition" (276) - use of storytelling; verbally passing down history, rather than writing it down

orphanages (268) - homes for children whose parents are either dead or unable or unwilling to take care of them

outgunned (275) - had more weapons [than them]

"out-migration" (281) - the act or process of moving out of an area, community, or locality to settle somewhere else

"overt resistance" (269) - obvious, open, public, not hidden opposition or going or acting against [white power]

overturned (266) - thrown out; overruled