PART A: What is President Obama's purpose in this speech? [RI.6]
A. to give his opinion on the Trayvon Martin case and condemn the jury's verdict of
"not guilty"
B. to contextualize the Trayvon Martin case and reconcile people's reactions to the
ruling
C. to talk about his own experiences with prejudice and how adversity gave him
opportunities to grow
D. to contextualize the Trayvon Martin case and condemn the jury's verdict of "not
guilty"

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