How does the paragraph 13contribute to the author’s explanation of why Emmett Till was killed? A It demonstrates how some segregated Southern communities believed that black individuals who asserted their equality were dangerous to white individuals and the social order.
B It illustrates the Southern tradition of defending the home and family, which prevents people from feeling remorse for hurting others.
C It shows that there were people in the South who disagreed with Emmett’s murderers and felt that he deserved justice.
D It portrays Southern white men as threatened by their wives’ attraction to African American men.