Question

Read the excerpt from Jackie Robinson’s letter to President Eisenhower.

When you said we must have self-respect, I wondered how we could have self-respect and remain patient considering the treatment accorded to us through the years.
This excerpt contains an historical allusion to
a)civil rights activists that advocated for equal rights in the United States throughout the 20th century.
b)the discrimination and bigotry faced by African Americans throughout history in the United States.
c)Robinson’s belief that an end to segregation is impossible to achieve in the United States.
d)Robinson’s belief that President Eisenhower is responsible for ending segregation in the United States.

Answer 1

B.) the discrimination and bigotry faced by African Americans throughout history in the United States.

Answer 2

The correct answer is b.

Jackie Robinson makes a reference to the discrimination and bigotry faced by African Americans in the United States due to slavery, and the then ongoing fight for civil rights.

Robinson alludes to the fact that the African American community lack patience and self respect due to the hardships faced in earlier times.