Section: Evidence-Based Reading

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What does the author mean when he says in paragraph 2 that he wanted to crush the white faces, which were "crushing me"?

1. He wanted to hurt them physically the way their bigotry dehumanized him and hurt him emotionally.
2. He wanted to help them see what bigotry does to others.
3. He wanted to forget they existed.
4. He wanted to hurt them to feel better about himself.

Answer 1: this is the only response that captures the violence the author felt inside.