Question

select the correct answer. which of the following sentences from zora neale hurstons what white publishers wont print best supports the authors opinion that white americans perceive educated african americans as a threat? a. man, like all the other animals fears and is repelled by that which he does not understand, and mere difference is apt to connote something malign. b. national coherence and solidarity is implicit in a thorough understanding of the various groups within a nation, and this lack of knowledge about the internal emotions and behavior of the minorities cannot fail to bar out understanding. c. the fact that there is no demand for incisive and full - dress stories around negroes above the servant class is indicative of something of vast importance to this nation. d. i have been amazed by the anglo - saxons lack of curiosity about the internal lives and emotions of the negroes, and for that matter, any non - anglo - saxon peoples within our borders, above the class of unskilled labor. e. argue all you will or may about injustice, but as long as the majority cannot conceive of a negro or a jew feeling and reacting inside just as they do, the majority will keep right on believing that people who do not look like them cannot possibly feel as they do, and conform to the established pattern.

Explanation:

Option C implies that white publishers' lack of demand for stories about educated African - Americans (Negroes above the servant class) shows a fear or threat perception. Other options focus on lack of understanding or general attitudes towards minorities rather than specifically on the perception of educated African - Americans as a threat.

Answer:

C. The fact that there is no demand for incisive and full - dress stories around Negroes above the servant class is indicative of something of vast importance to this nation.