Question 7 of 10 • 26-27 Ignite English 12 NG KY-English Language Arts 12
Read the excerpt from "What Does American Democracy Mean to Me?” by Mary McLeod Bethune.We are rising out of the darkness of slavery into the light of freedom. Here my race has been afforded [the] opportunity to advance from a people 80 percent illiterate to a people 80 percent literate; . . . from total disfranchisement to participation in government; from the status of chattels to recognized contributors to the American culture.
Answer
A
It is effective because it mentions specific ways the lives of African Americans have improved.
B
It is not effective because it focuses on efforts to help African Americans learn to read.
C
It is not effective because it fails to highlight important achievements of African Americans.
D
It is effective because it explains how many African Americans are in government.