Question

Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March.

During the fifteen minutes after the bus arrived, racists assaulted not only the Freedom Riders but also other passengers – both black and white – who happened to be on the same bus, as well as bystanders waiting in the station to welcome their friends and family to Birmingham. The assailants also went after local white reporters, destroying cameras, film, and a microphone.

Which words from the excerpt best convey the tone?

local,went after
bystanders, assailants
assaulted, destroying
Freedom Riders, waiting

Answer 1

C - Assaulted, Destroying

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Answer 2

assaulted, destroying

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the excerpt from We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March, it is narrated that racists attacked the bus belonging to Freedom Riders and other bystanders, with local reporters not left out of the carnage as their cameras and other equipment were destroyed.

The words from the excerpt best convey the tone are "assaulted" and "destroying"