Read the paragraph from the section "George Washington Murray." "Mr. Speaker, the colored people of this country want an opportunity to show that the progress, that the civilization which is now admired the world over, that the civilization which is now leading the world ... the colored people, I say, want an opportunity to show that they, too, are part and parcel of that great civilization." He proceeded to read the names and inventions of 92 African-American inventors into the Congressional Record. Murray was an inventor himself and while in Congress he received patents for eight inventions, including cultivating and fertilizing equipment, and a cotton chopper. Which option helps you understand that African-Americans were integral to the country's advancement?
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opportunity to show that the progress
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civilization which is now admired
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civilization which is now leading
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opportunity to show that they, too, are part and parcel