What is the central idea of the excerpt?

Ministers sometimes encourage people to make positive

changes.

Ministers can be in charge of making changes in local

government.

People should never forgive Governor Faubus.

People should not share their beliefs with the public.

Read the excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry.

The minister was urging us to pray for Governor Faubus and do whatever was necessary to heal any sour feelings we had against white people. He had been organizing other ministers in Little Rock to speak out and condemn the governor for dispatching the troops. He said we should pray for the judges and city officials and the President to make the right decisions-to let us into Central High.

Answer:

The central idea of the excerpt is to show that Ministers sometimes encourage people to make positive changes.

Explanation:

"Warriors Don't Cry" is a text that talks about Melba and other black men and woman who are back in Arkansas and are urged by the minister to pray for the Governor Faubus and forgive and heal from any sour feelings they had against white people.

The act of the minister showed that ministers can sometimes be an instrument of positive changes.