Question

read the excerpt from notes of a native son.
that bleakly memorable morning i hated the unbelievable streets and the negroes and whites who had, equally,
made them that way. but i knew that it was folly, as my father would have said, this bitterness was folly.
what emerging solution to his problem does baldwin recognize?
○ the riots were necessary.
○ memory serves an important purpose.
○ feeling hatred is unproductive.
○ his father was right to be bitter.

Explanation:

The excerpt states Baldwin calls his own bitterness "folly," rejecting the unproductive, bitter approach his father embodied, recognizing this hatred/bitterness serves no useful purpose.

Answer:

C. Feeling hatred is unproductive.