Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1 Glossary

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1 Glossary

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Assassin

A person that murders another person -- typically a high-ranking or important person

Chieftain

The leader of a group of people

Emblem

The symbolic representation of a family, organization, or even country

Execution

Carrying out a death sentence on a person convicted of a crime

Forge

To create something

Panther

A (typically black) animal

Regicide

Killing of a king

Sanction

Official permission to do something

Trance

A half-conscious state

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