Read this line from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson's "Memorial Day" speech. We do not answer him-we do not answer those who lie beneath this soil-when we reply to the Negro by asking, "Patience." What does Johnson claim the African American is asking for, and how do we answer him?

A. He asks for us to remember Gettysburg, and we answer with empty speeches.

B. He asks for equal rights, and we refuse to grant them.

C. He asks for justice, and we tell him to give us more time.

D. He asks for peace, and we tell him it's already been granted.

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Elisha Martinez

26 August, 13:53

Read this line from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson's "Memorial Day" speech. We do not answer him-we do not answer those who lie beneath this soil-when we reply to the Negro by asking, "Patience." What does Johnson claim the African American is asking for, and how do we answer him?

A. He asks for us to remember Gettysburg, and we answer with empty speeches.

B. He asks for equal rights, and we refuse to grant them.

C. He asks for justice, and we tell him to give us more time.

D. He asks for peace, and we tell him it's already been granted.

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Tiffany Frey · Answer 1

He asks for justice and tell him to give us more time.

Roselyn Cummings · Answer 2

What Johnson claims the African American is asking for, and how do we answer him is that "He asks for justice, and we tell him to give us more time. "

Explanation:

When Vice President Lyndon Johnson gave the speech on the hallowed grounds of Gettysburg on Memorial Day 1963, he advocated for the rights of African American People to be the same as all American citizens without any race difference, he also emphasized all the had battles African American have already faced in the country because of slavery and racism.