sharecropper -n. a farmer especially in the southern U.S. who raises crops for the owner of a piece of land and is paid a portion of the money from the sale of the crops
conscience -n. the part of the mind that makes you aware of your actions as being either morally right or wrong
segregated -adj. divided in facilities or administered separately for members of different groups or races
despair -n. the feeling of no longer having any hope
optimistic -adj.having or showing hope for the future: expecting good things to happen