In 1954, Ethyl Payne asked President Eisenhower about segregation, the separation of white people and black people on buses. Eisenhower got mad His reaction was big news. The Washington Post said Payne had "annoyed " the president. "From that time on , civil rights was moved to the front burner," Payne said later. Everyone was talking about it. " Suddenly , civil rights began to be the big issue. Payne's question was ___

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Read this sample thesis statement and answer the question: dr. king employs allusions in his “letter to birmingham jail” to the audience make connections. based on the thesis, what is the writers purpose for the essay? a. to show how allusion can the audience create information b. to show how allusion can the audience link information c. to show how allusion can the audience produce information d. to show how allusions can the audience understand information