Question

read the excerpt from \my first march\. \hey mama? i asked \how can all these buses be going to the same place were going? ive never seen a building that could hold this many people.\ \well, were not going to a building, mama said \were going to a march today. that means well be walking through the streets all over our nations capital.\ now read the excerpt from \2000 blues\. two thousand buses. twenty - one chartered trains. ten special airplanes. more cars than one could name. a mass meeting they called it. the march for jobs and freedom. equal rooms. equal justice. what event do both excerpts describe? a vacation by bus a spring festival a civil rights rally an employment fair

Explanation:

The first excerpt mentions going to a march in the nation's capital. The second excerpt refers to "The March for Jobs and Freedom" with mentions of buses, trains, and airplanes. Both are about a civil - rights related march.

Answer:

C. a civil rights rally