buckras
/ˈbʌkrəz/
noun
- A term used historically in the American South by enslaved Black people to refer to a white person, especially a white master or overseer.
- The old stories told of how the buckras would ride through the fields on horseback.
- In the quarters, people spoke quietly about the buckras and their harsh rules.
- Some enslaved workers learned to read in secret, hiding it from the buckras.