the bloodiest race riots of the century. A few hours after
my father's funeral, while he lay in state in the undertaker's
chapel, a race riot broke out in Harlem.
Which sentence best explains how the structure of the excerpt supports the
author's purpose?
OA. It uses time order words and phrases to order the sequence of
ideas.
OB. It reveals that the death of Baldwin's father was a major news
story at the time.
C. It juxtaposes two opposing events: the death of his father and
birth of his sister.
D. It links personal and national events to show the destructiveness
of hatred.