Answer: a . This makes the most sense for the excerpt in the question.
Explanation: Although C may be true, the passage begins with the statement that the more he read, the more he hated his enslavers. It goes on to say that Master Hugh had predicted that this would happen if Douglass learned to read.
B. The First Amendment protects the students' right to wear the armbands; they weren't disruptive, and the school allowed others to wear controversial symbols.