Question

read the passage from sugar changed the world.
in the 1900s, reporters spread out across the american
south to capture the voices of history. some african
americans who had been born as slaves were still alive,
and could describe how they had lived sixty years earlier.
through their words we can finally begin to hear about
sugar slavery from those who lived it.
ellen bostick, who grew up as a slave on a sugar plantation
in louisiana, recalled that they worked \hour in, hour out,
the sugar cane fields sure stretch from one end of the
earth to the other. cocal george remembered that she
come up in hard times - slavery times. everybody
worked, young, old, i did, coudy monday, i do same...
sugar cane you an work. if you candy, two or three
other states part o de country. she meant that. not in
louisiana: there, sugar was god, and work was the only
religion.
how do the historical details in this passage support the
authors claim?
\bigcirc the text includes parts of primary - source interviews
with enslaved people to illustrate the difficulty of life on a
sugar plantation in louisiana.
\bigcirc the text includes a secondary source to explain why
en-slaved people on sugar plantations worked seven
days each week.
\bigcirc the text includes primary - source quotations to show
that religious beliefs eased the lives of enslaved people
on sugar plantations.
\bigcirc the text uses secondary sources to describe working
conditions in the sugar fields on the plantations across
the american south.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage includes direct quotes from formerly enslaved people (like Ellen Louise and Cocal George), which are primary - source interviews. These quotes are used to show the difficult life on sugar plantations (e.g., long working hours, the all - consuming nature of work related to sugar).
• Option 2: A secondary source would be an analysis or summary by someone not directly involved. The passage uses primary sources (interviews), not a secondary source to explain workdays.
• Option 3: The quotes are about work conditions, not religious beliefs easing lives. The passage shows sugar was like a god, and work was all - consuming, not that religion eased work.
• Option 4: The passage uses primary sources (interviews from enslaved people), not secondary sources, to describe working conditions.

Answer:

A. The text includes parts of primary - source interviews with enslaved people to illustrate the difficulty of life on a sugar plantation.