Question

Read the excerpt from paragraph 3.

"My childhood was full of discussions about social issues, racial struggles, and the historical realities of oppression and
inequality."
Which evidence from the passage best supports this statement?
(1) During my lifetime Black people were deeply entrenched in the struggle for voting rights. As a child of the 1960s I heard
a constant emphasis on how important it was to vote. To make our voices heard. I went with my parents to polling places
when they voted, where I was surrounded by adults who grew up in the Jim Crow South and knew that voting was not
something to take for granted. At my predominantly Black elementary school on the South Side of Chicago we took part in
mock elections. To this day, most African Americans are frequently reminded about how "people died for you to have this
right" when referring to the racial violence experienced in the movement-experienced by both women and men. But I
rarely hear the same emphasis expressed in recounting the singularly gender-based struggles that were also faced in order
to gain those rights.
(2) The messaging that I grew up hearing illustrates the dual fight that most women of color faced in the suffrage
movement.... Given a choice of focus, many women of color lived through and were taught that the fight for racial equality
was the priority and gaining the right to vote was a tool that could effect change in oppressive laws that relegated them to
pocond-class citizenship

Answer 1

The evidence from the passage that best supports the statement mentioned in the question is (1), where the author discusses their personal experience of voting in the Jim Crow South and the importance of voting.

Step-by-step explanation:

The subject of this question is Social Studies and it is targeted towards High School level students. The evidence from the passage that best supports the statement mentioned in the question is (1) in which the author talks about going with their parents to polling places during the 1960s to vote, surrounded by adults who grew up in the Jim Crow South. This evidence highlights the emphasis placed on the importance of voting and the racial struggles experienced by African Americans during that time.

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