Look at the photo and read the text. then, answer the question
2012 the associated press
the motorcycle police were a coat of armor as they escorted buses bringing black students home from south boston high school. this was the second day of a court ordered school integration program requiring the busing
of 18 percent of public school students in 1974. some buses were stoned, and several arrests were made
how does the metaphor "coat of armor' affect the writer's message?
it creates a tone of fear representing what minority students felt
it describes the typical uniform wom by officers of the time period
it highlights the protection black students needed during school integration