Answer:
The enslaved people coped with the routine repression and degradation of life on the plantation by setting their sights on bigger revolt plans for their freedom.
They also spent some time telling folktales and stories. They made sure they motivated each other and were very optimistic about the whole situation changing soon.
The word or phrase to fill into the gap is the "Ku Klux Klan", an extreme right organization calling for what they would call a "purification" of the US-American society.
Answer:
hey! I don't know the answer, but I'm pretty positive it's on socratic:)
