Which statement from the article best supports the idea that Maya Angelou worked to end segregation?
A.On April 4, 1968, while Angelou was helping King organize the Poor People's March in Memphis, Tennessee, the civil rights leader was slain.
B.In 2014, the author-poet-dancer-singer-activist died at the age of 86.
C.She befriended prominent civil rights leaders, including Malcolm X, with whom she remained close until his assassination in 1965, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
D.In the book, the first volume of her memoirs, Angelou recalled her experiences growing up in the world of segregation.
C. She befriended prominent civil rights leaders, including Malcolm X, with whom she remained close until his assassination in 1965, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
The article states:
She was raised in Stamps, Arkansas, and San Francisco, California, moving back and forth between her parents and her grandmother, all the while cultivating her love of words by reading and by listening.
Which would be the closest antonym for the word cultivating?
A.Stifling
B.Plying
C.Inheriting
D.Affirming