Question

The speaker most likely includes the following passage in the poem (lines 33-34) to .

Probably they said something humiliating since southern
Whites like to humiliate southern blacks

A. suggest this racism still exists in the South

B. show how far people have come since the racism she witnessed growing up

C. show that Mrs. Long was far from perfect

D. reveal that racial tensions affected whites and blacks

Answer 1

A. The line characterizes an ongoing pattern of behavior—southern Whites humiliating southern Blacks—so the speaker is pointing out that the racism persists in the South.