USA HISTORY

Read the sentence from “The Working Man".“It’s time we had a President who will stand up for working men and women, by building an economythat rewards not just wealth, but work, and the workers who created it.” (paragraph 2)Why did Obama use the phrase “stand up for” in his speech?

(A) To explain how he will be as president.

(B) To stand tall and strong for the people.

(C) To suggest he will be different from other presidents

(D) ** To show the audience he will fight for them.

Concept note-1: -Obama addressed the subjects of racial tensions, white privilege, and racial inequality in the United States, discussing black “anger, ” white “resentment, ” and other issues as he sought to explain and contextualize Wright’s controversial comments.