Question

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according to the following text, what is mainly the significance of barbara jordan being chosen as a keynote speaker (paragraphs 2 - 4)?
but there is something different about tonight. there is something special about tonight. what is different? what is special?
i, barbara jordan, am a keynote speaker.
a lot of years passed since 1832, and during that time it would have been most unusual for any national political party to ask a barbara jordan to deliver a keynote address. but tonight, here i am.
and i feel that notwithstanding the past that my presence here is one additional bit of evidence that the american dream need not forever be deferred.
a. she dislikes giving speeches.
b. she is emphasizing that she could never have spoken at the republican national convention.
c. she plans on running for president.
d. she is acknowledging the significance of an african - american woman giving a keynote address at a national convention.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The text doesn't suggest she dislikes giving speeches; she is a keynote speaker, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: The text emphasizes her presence is special as an African - American woman speaking at the convention, not that she could never have spoken there before (the text says it would have been unusual before, not impossible), so B is incorrect.
• Option C: There is no mention of her planning to run for President, so C is incorrect.
• Option D: The text states her presence as an African - American woman giving a keynote address at a national convention is special and shows the American Dream need not be deferred, so she is acknowledging the significance of an African - American woman giving a keynote address at a national convention.

Answer:

D. She is acknowledging the significance of an African - American woman giving a keynote address at a national convention.