Which is a central idea of gates's mister jefferson and the trials of phillis wheatley?

a) wheatley's work has been given a higher historical importance than is deserved.
b) african american literature has historically been credited as superior to other genres.
c) the treatment of wheatley and all slaves was deplorable and a stain on the nation's history
d) criticism of wheatley's work was based more on her race than the content of her work.

Part b: which phrase from the text best support the answers to part a? a. “i don't want to talk to somebody when i go check in at an airport. i just either download the boarding pass to my phone or walk up to a kiosk and get it.” (paragraph 8) b. “you do not have to go far to find someone who disagrees with andrew mcafee, just around the corner to the office of another person at the same university.” (paragraph 11) c. “the set of things that machines do not do like humans is innumerable.” (paragraph 16) d. “you wonder if you're joining that long litany of voices who go down as having made the incorrect prediction one more time, but i think the facts are different this time.” (paragraph 23)