Read the excerpt from it's our world, too! :
young people who are making a difference.
at 10: 30, students from all grades packed themselves into the lab. andy stood up and reported what was happening, then read his letter aloud and asked for suggestions to improve it. there were a few. then he asked for, and got, the students' unanimous approval to have it read at halftime.
the author’s purpose in this excerpt is to:
a. include facts and details about what it takes to bring people together.
b. create a suspenseful moment that prompts readers’ emotions.
c. encourage readers to do something about what they believe in.
d. describe to readers an environment where people work together.

The right answer is the C) encourage readers to do something about what they believe in.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that there is no sign of suspense in the excerpt, so option B can be easily discarded. In addition, the excerpt does not provide with facts and details, but simply describes a situation where a student called Andy read a letter in front of a group of peers and asked for suggestions, so option A can be also discarded. Finally, although some students offered suggestions, and he took into account their opinions, the excerpt does not describe an environment where people work together. The right option is, therefore, the C. Andy is a student who decides to report what is happening and do something about it. His attitude moves readers to do something about what they believe in.      

pulling in the reader is important

educational segregation in the us prior to brown.

the members of the u.s. supreme court that on may 17, 1954, ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.

judgment and order of the supreme court for the case.

u.s. circuit judges robert a. katzmann, damon j.

the u.s. supreme court's decision in brown v. board of education marked a turning point in the history of race relations in the united states. on may 17, 1954, the court stripped away constitutional sanctions for segregation by race, and made equal opportunity in education the law of the land.