Mr. President, lynching has been committed in the south
for many years, but when the last presidential election
took place, practically every colored boy and girl in
America was for Warren G. Harding as president. Why did
we want you? The answer was: He is a Republican and
will stop that terrible crime - lynching.... Mr. President,
why do they lynch a Negro? Has not he done his full share
or bit in the making of this new land? When America was
fighting for independence, was not Crispus Attucks, a
Negro, the first man killed? There are many others that
could be named, but time and space will not permit me.
When the trumpet was blown for civil strife, did not the
Negro give his life as well as the Anglo-Saxon? During the
world war, Negro boys also sacrificed their lives as well,
and as bravely as the white man, that democracy might
rule the earth.
-excerpt from Ara Lee Settle's letter to President Harding,
1922
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
What is the strongest argument Ara Lee Settle makes in
her attempt to persuade President Harding that lynching
Negroes should be made illegal?
(1 point)
O Negroes supported Harding for president.
O Lynching occurs in the South.
O Lynching is not a democratic practice.
O Negroes have fought and died for this country.