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.
C. A clause is a group of related words, but a phrase is Not.
A is correct because it isn't saying his or her and also its using correct grammar.
How many paragraphs does this have to be? as in body paragraphs? do you need direct quotes? just let me know and i’ll write it for you