In a sentence, the words <em>down the stairs </em>would be a A. prepositional phrase, since it begins with the word <em>down, </em>which is a preposition.
Explicitly, we can tell that John F. Kennedy believes that Martin Luther King was a man of peace. This is said by, “ . . . decimated his life to love and to justice between fellow human beings.” We can infer that Kennedy admired his work for the black community. We get this by Kennedy saying those who are black could hold anger for his murder. This would mean that Kennedy would understand the frustration. The hatred.
I think it might be D), but im unsure. It just seams to fit the theme of how <span>Nick said "</span>The fact that gossip had published the banns was one of the reasons I had come East."