Read this quote from Walter Rauschenbusch.“The preventable decimation of the people is social murder.”Rauschenbusch believed that

“Preventable decimation” means that many people were becoming ill and dying even though their deaths could have been avoided. Rauschenbusch called this “social murder” to emphasize that social conditions caused unnecessary deaths, especially among people who were less fortunate. Therefore, choice A is correct.

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