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Read the excerpt from "Choice: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” by Alice Walker.

But add to all of these things the one thing that seems to me second to none in importance: He gave us back our heritage. He gave us back our homeland; the bones and dust of our ancestors, who may now sleep within our caring and our hearing. He gave us the blueness of the Georgia sky in autumn as in summer; the colors of the Southern winter as well as glimpses of the green of vacation-time spring. Those of our relatives we used to invite for a visit we now can ask to stay. . . . He gave us full-time use of our own woods, and restored our memories to those of us who were forced to run away, as realities we might each day enjoy and leave for our children.

What does Walker emphasize with the metaphor in this excerpt?

how King struggled to achieve his goal
how little society has changed over time
the progress that has been made because of King
the work that has yet to be done in the fight for equality

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It’s C, the progress that has been made because of King

Step-by-step explanation:
While we know A is technically correct using back round knowledge, it isn’t the main focus of the excerpt

B isn’t mentioned at all

C is the focus of the excerpt as it emphasizes all he has done to make the world better

D is also technically true, but simply not focused on
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