Question

what is most closely the central idea of the passage below (paragraph 14)? perhaps it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say, wait. but when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim, when you have seen hate filled policemen curse, kick and even kill your black brothers and sisters; when you see the vast majority of your twenty million negro brothers smothering in an airtight cage of poverty in the midst of an affluent society; when you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six - year - old daughter why she cant go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that funtown is closed to colored children, and see ominous clouds of inferiority beginning to form in her little mental sky, and see her beginning to distort her personality by developing an unconscious bitterness toward white people; when you have to concoct an answer for a five - year - old son who is asking: daddy, why do white people treat colored people so mean?; when you take a cross - country drive and find it necessary to sleep night after night in the uncomfortable corners of your automobile because no motel will accept you; when you are humiliated day in and day out by nagging signs reading white and colored; when your first name becomes n - - , your middle name

Explanation:

The passage details the harsh realities and traumas of segregation, from witnessing violence to facing daily humiliations and having to explain injustice to children. It emphasizes the urgency for change as those who haven't experienced segregation cannot understand the need to not wait.

Answer:

The passage conveys the extreme hardships and injustices of segregation, highlighting why waiting for change is not an option for those who endure it.