Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

There was a moment, in time, and in this place, when my brother, or my mother, or my father, or my sister, had to convey to me, for example, the danger in which I was standing from the white man standing just behind me, and to convey this with a speed, and in a language, that the white man could not possibly understand, and that, indeed, he cannot understand, until today. He cannot afford to understand it. This understanding would reveal to him too much about himself, and smash that mirror before which he has been frozen for so long.

This excerpt from "If Black English Isn't A Language, Then Tell Me, What is?" is significant because _____. Select all that apply.

A.) Hughes imagines himself as a black slave.
B.) Hughes explains the significance that Black English holds for white people.
C.) Hughes uses Black English to emphasize his argument.
D.) Hughes uses a historical example to explain the origins of language.

Answer 1

If yours says "Select Three Answers" it would be the following

B.) Hughes explains the significance that Black English holds for white people.

C.) Hughes uses Black English to emphasize his argument.

D.) Hughes uses a historical example to explain the origins of language.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the excerpt from "If Black English Isn't A Language, Then Tell Me, What is?", the three selected answers are significant because they demonstrate the role that Black English played in the lives of Black people in America. The first answer explains how Black English was used as a means of communication between Black people in order to warn each other of danger from White people. The second answer highlights the fact that White people cannot understand Black English, which protects Black people from being understood by White people. The third answer uses a historical example to show the origins of Black English and its connection to the experiences of Black people in America. Together, these three answers support Baldwin's argument that Black English is the creation of the black diaspora.

Answer 2

d

Step-by-step explanation:

hughes use a historical example to explain the origins of language