Sonia Sanchez's "right on: white america" is protesting________________?
Correct answer: D. The fact that America still has a frontier mentality.
- A. The extermination of Native Americans.
- B. That there is a Black America and a White America.
- C. Black on black violence.
- D. The fact that America still has a frontier mentality.
Explanation
Sanchez attacks the continuing frontier mentality of white America, especially its history of conquest, violence, and domination. The poem is therefore broader than a protest against racial separation alone.
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