If this speech were made part of a fictionalized adaptation, the phrase little man in black might be changed, for clarity. Why? A) Men wear black more often in our time. B) She is referring to a clergyman or preacher. C) Calling the man 'little' could be offensive. D) People might think she was referring to his character.

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4 March, 23:14

If this speech were made part of a fictionalized adaptation, the phrase little man in black might be changed, for clarity. Why? A) Men wear black more often in our time. B) She is referring to a clergyman or preacher. C) Calling the man 'little' could be offensive. D) People might think she was referring to his character.

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Ayla Sexton · Answer 1

It's B: She is referring to a clergyman or preacher.

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Alijah Flowers · Answer 2

When Sojourner Truth refers, in her speech, to "the little man in black" she is talking about a clergyman or preacher. She is criticizing the fact that abolitionists addressed only the problems of black men, not those of women, and, being a feminist, she reminds her audience that Christ, whom the clergyman is purported to serve, was the son of God and a woman, conceived - -according to the Catholic religion- - without the intervention of a man. Her intention in speaking thus is to stress the importance of women, and therefore, of defending women's rights.