Passage 1On March 15, 1965, just a week after brutal attacks upon peaceful African American protesters in Selma, Alabama, President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered the following speech to a joint session of Congress.adapted from And We Shall Overcomeby Lyndon B. Johnson     I speak tonight for the dignity of man and the destiny of democracy. I urge members of both parties, Americans of all religions and of all colors to join me in that cause. At times history and fate meet to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom. So it was at Lexington and Concord, so it was at Appomattox, so it was last week in Selma, Alabama. There, long-suffering men and women peacefully protested the denial of their rights as Americans, many were brutally assaulted. There is no cause for pride in what has happened in Selma, there is no cause for self-satisfaction in the long denial of equal rights of millions of Americans, but there is cause for hope and faith in our democracy. For the cries of pain and the protests of oppressed people have summoned into convocation all the majesty of the greatest nation on earth. Our mission is at once the oldest and the most basic of this country: to right wrong, to do justice, to serve man.Passage 2On May 29, 1969, Shirley Chisholm, who had been elected the first African American woman to Congress a year prior, gave the following speech to the United States House of Representatives in support of the Equal Rights Amendment.adapted from For the Equal Rights Amendmentby Shirley Chisholm     In the field of equal rights laws will not change deep-seated problems overnight, but they can be used to provide protection for those who are most abused and to begin the process of evolutionary change by compelling the insensitive majority to reexamine its unconscious attitudes.     It is for this reason that I introduce today a proposal that has been before every Congress for the last 40 years and that must become part of the basic law of the land—the equal rights amendment.     Let me refute arguments offered against this amendment, one being that women are already protected under the law and do not need legislation. Existing laws are not adequate to secure equal rights for women. Sufficient proof of this is the concentration of women in lower paying, menial, unrewarding jobs and their incredible scarcity in the upper level jobs. . . .      It is obvious that discrimination exists. Women do not have the opportunities that men do. And women that do not conform to the system are stigmatized as "odd" and "unfeminine."5Which statement best describes how "And We Shall Overcome" and "For the Equal Rights Amendment" address similar ideas? A. Both speeches reference America's efforts to ensure equal rights. However, President Johnson's speech focuses on America's mission to be just to African Americans, while Congresswoman Chisholm's speech focuses on the responsibility of Congress to be just to women. B. Both speeches highlight the long-standing denial of equal rights. However, President Johnson's speech focuses on attaining equality for African Americans, while Congresswoman Chisholm's speech focuses on attaining equality for women. C. Both speeches recognize the enduring abuse of minorities in America. However, President Johnson's speech focuses on how to serve the interests of men, while Congresswoman Chisholm's speech focuses on ways to serve the interests of women. D. Both speeches highlight the brutality of inequality. However, President Johnson's speech focuses on maintaining democratic values, while Congresswoman Chisholm's speech focuses on maintaining the rights of American women.