I think it's D because it's the main thing
Because in those times, African Americans were rarely believed in court and he was afraid that even if he told to truth, he would be found guilty.
They are defiantly strictly factual
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Answer:
Temporal Transitions are used to show the frequency, duration, specific time, or beginning or end of something. They bring your reader through the story from beginning to end.
Relationship: With regards to, Coupled with, in the same way
Sequence/Shift in time or setting: First, Earlier, meanwhile
Suspense Building: Suddenly, Little by little, out of the blue
