Question

In the reading, Statement on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., which of the following inferences is best supported by the second paragraph?

Martin Luther King dedicated his life to love and to justice between fellow human beings. He died in the cause of that effort. In this difficult day, in this difficult time for the United States, it’s perhaps well to ask what kind of a nation we are and what direction we want to move in. For those of you who are black—considering the evidence evidently is that there were white people who were responsible—you can be filled with bitterness, and with hatred, and a desire for revenge.

a) The speaker is urging the same non-violent response that was preached by the slain Martin Luther King, Jr.

b) The speaker doesn’t want people to be angry about the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.

c) The speaker is trying to encourage racial resentment.

d) The speaker wishes he hadn’t been born an American citizen.

Answer 1

I think the answer is C.

Step-by-step explanation:

I think this is the answer because in this quote 'For those of you who are black—considering the evidence evidently is that there were white people who were responsible—you can be filled with bitterness, and with hatred, and a desire for revenge.' he literally is stating that it's reasonable to have the reaction of resentment.

Answer 2

The inference that is best supported by the second paragraph is: A) The speaker is urging the same non-violent response that was preached by the slain Martin Luther King Jr.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Statement on the Assassination of Martin Luther King was given by Robert Kennedy, brother of President John F. Kennedy. In his speech, Robert Kennedy tells the audience, constituted mainly of African-Americans, that he is capable of understanding the rage in their hearts for he too had someone he loved shot to death. He urges them, however, to not react violently, but to allow hatred to become wisdom instead. In his own words, "What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence and lawlessness, but is love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or whether they be black."

Robert Kennedy himself was shot to death later that year.