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Question 10 • SHS Alt English 4 S1 - 2021

Which excerpt from We’ve Got a Job expresses the author’s viewpoint about segregation in Birmingham?

Answer

“My parents were involved from the point that I could remember . . . My church was involved . . . You were there and just a part of it.”

“She would no longer just attend meetings. Somehow, she would act on her own.”

“‘Separate accommodations for the white and colored races’ were allowable, as long as the accommodations for each group were equal.”

“There were several things wrong—above all, the concept of ‘separate but equal’ itself. Separation on the basis of race is simply unjust.”

Explanation

The author’s viewpoint is a judgment about segregation, not just a description of what people did or what the law allowed. Choice D directly states that separating people by race is unjust and criticizes the idea of “separate but equal.” The other excerpts describe involvement, an individual’s actions, or what the law permitted.

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