Question

"Obama's Speech at Selma, 2015"
by Barack Obama

We gather here to celebrate them. We gather here to honor the courage of ordinary Americans willing to endure billy clubs and the chastening rod; and the trampling hoof; men and women who despite the
would stay true to their North Star and keep marching towards justice.



Remarks by President Barack Obama at the 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery Marches

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

The passage includes an allusion to the North Star. Which piece of information about the North Star would best help someone understand the allusion in the passage?

(1 point)
Responses

The North Star got its name because it sits almost directly above the Earth’s North Pole.
The North Star got its name because it sits almost directly above the Earth’s North Pole.

The North Star is different from other stars because it does not appear to move as much as other stars.
The North Star is different from other stars because it does not appear to move as much as other stars.

The North Star is part of a constellation called the Big Dipper, which is easy to locate.
The North Star is part of a constellation called the Big Dipper, which is easy to locate.

The North Star helped enslaved people find their way to freedom in free states or Canada.
The North Star helped enslaved people find their way to freedom in free states or Canada.
Skip to navigation

Answer 1

The North Star helped enslaved people find their way to freedom in free states or Canada.

This best explains the allusion because "North Star" is used as a metaphor for a guiding principle or beacon leading people toward freedom and justice.