English
English, 23.04.2021 05:20, dierra09

PLS Help! Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

There was a moment, in time, and in this place, when my brother, or my mother, or my father, or my sister, had to convey to me, for example, the danger in which I was standing from the white man standing just behind me, and to convey this with a speed, and in a language, that the white man could not possibly understand, and that, indeed, he cannot understand, until today. He cannot afford to understand it. This understanding would reveal to him too much about himself, and smash that mirror before which he has been frozen for so long.

This excerpt from "If Black English Isn't A Language, Then Tell Me, What is?" is significant because . Select all that apply.

Hughes imagines himself as a black slave.
Hughes uses Black English to emphasize his argument.
Hughes uses a historical example to explain the origins of language.
Hughes explains the significance that Black English holds for white people.

answer
Answers: 1

Other questions on the subject: English

image
English, 22.06.2019 03:10, struckedblazing
Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.
Answers: 1
image
English, 22.06.2019 04:30, swagbruh6790
What is wrong with they follow citation of a book with two authors
Answers: 1
image
English, 22.06.2019 07:10, pineapplepizaaaaa
Read the excerpt from chapter two of wheels of change regarding
Answers: 1
image
English, 22.06.2019 07:30, BigDough9090
Ead the excerpt and answer the question. joey was three years younger than i, and a boy, and therefore vastly inferior. this sentence tells readers how the family treats its children what lizabeth thinks of her brother how miss lottie acts toward children what the community thinks of young males
Answers: 1
Do you know the correct answer?
PLS Help! Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

There was a moment, in time,...

Questions in other subjects:

Konu
Mathematics, 22.09.2019 20:30
Konu
History, 22.09.2019 20:30