his question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Question

Part A
What key idea about the economy is supported by the details in paragraphs 3-4?
A. The economy has benefited all racial groups equally
B. Black Americans have been excluded from economic prosperity
C. Black Americans have had equal financial opportunities
D. The government has provided enough support for racial minorities
Part B
Which of the following quotes best supports the idea that Black Americans have been
excluded from economic fortune?
A. We’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. (paragraph 3)
B. Five score years ago, a great American signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
(paragraph 2)
C. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a
vast ocean of material prosperity. (paragraph 3)
D. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and
the Declaration... (paragraph 4

[1] I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest
demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
[2] Five score1 years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today,
signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great
beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of
withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
[3] But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the
life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of
discrimination. [3] But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the
life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of
discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in
the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is
still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own
land. And so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.
[4] In a sense we‘ve come to our nation‘s capital to cash a check. When the architects
of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of
Independence, they were signing a promissory note2 to which every American was to
fall heir

Answer 1

Part A
The correct answer is: B. Black Americans have been excluded from economic prosperity.
The details in paragraphs 3-4 highlight the ongoing struggles faced by Black Americans, such as living in poverty and enduring segregation and discrimination, which supports this idea.

Part B
The best supporting quote is: C. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. (paragraph 3)
This quote directly illustrates the exclusion of Black Americans from the economic prosperity that surrounds them, emphasizing their ongoing struggles.