Section: Verbal

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Read the passage by clicking the link above and answer the following question.

The information in the passage suggests that the author is most likely

1. a Black writer of fiction interested in discovering new facts about his literary roots
2. an educator involved in fostering creative writing projects for minority youths
3. a historian concerned with presenting socially conscious black writers of the period as loyal Americans
4. a researcher with questions about the validity of his sources
5. a literary critic who questions the conclusions of the historians about the Harlem Renaissance

Both the author's reference to historical interpretations of the Negro writer's role (lines 52-54) and the author's evident concern to distinguish Negro writers from those who "embraced" socialist and communist propaganda (lines 24-28) suggest he is a historian interested in presenting these writers as loyal Americans.