A Centennial Reflection
by Michelle Duster (excerpt)
my lifetime Black people were deeply entrenched
gle for voting rights. As a child of the 1960s I
nstant emphasis on how important it was to vote.
ur voices heard. I went with my parents to polling
en they voted, where I was surrounded by adults
up in the Jim Crow¹ South and knew that voting
mething to take for granted. At my predominantly
entary school on the South Side of Chicago we
mock elections. To this day, most African
are frequently reminded about how "people died
ave this right" when referring to the racial
perienced in the movement-experienced by
n and men. But I rarely hear the same emphasis
in recounting the singularly gender-based
hat were also faced in order to gain those rights.
ssaging that I grew up hearing illustrates the dual
ost women of color faced in the suffrage
Yes, they were fighting for their rights as
t were also fighting against oppression from a
Jais.
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Select the correct answer.
How does the author unfold the idea that the story of the suffra
taught?
O A. She first describes what is usually recounted abo
other lesser-known stories and contributions.
O B. She first shares a personal anecdote about mock
elections in a wider context.
O C. She first mentions her great-grandmother Ida B. V
women had for securing the vote.
O D. She first examines how many suffragists endured
how this history is critical to understand.