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svlad2 [7]
3 years ago
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"This is not a sectional issue. Difficulties over segregation and discrimination exist in every city, in every State of the Unio

n, producing in many cities a rising tide of discontent that threatens the public safety. Nor is this a partisan issue. In a time of domestic crisis men of good will and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics."
In this excerpt from President Kennedy's 1963 Civil Rights Address the phrase "rising tide of discontent" most likely refers to:
Select one:

A. a sectional issue
B. difficulties over segregation and discrimination
C. every State of the Union
D. a time of domestic crisis
Social Studies
1 answer:
elixir [45]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

B.

Explanation:

John Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States. On June 11, 1963, he delivered a speech over television and radio addressing the problem of racial inequality. Kennedy supported desegregation and civil rights. In his speech, he proposed the legislation which was later formed as the Civil Rights Acts of 1964.

<u>In the given excerpt, Kennedy is addressing the problems of segregation and discrimination uproaring in many cities of the United States. The phrase 'rising tide of discontent' is used to refer to the difficulties and problems being faced by people because of segregation and discrimination</u>.

Thus the correct answer is option B.

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