Read this excerpt from i never had it made. he knew i would have terrible problems and wanted me to know the extent of them before i agreed to the plan. i was twenty-six years old, and all my life – back to the age of eight–i had believed in payback, retaliation. the most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity. i looked at mr. rickey guardedly, and in that second i was looking at him not as a partner in a great experiment, but as the enemy –a white man. i had a question, and it was the age-old one about whether or not you sell your birthright. "mr. rickey," i asked, "are you looking for a negro who is afraid to fight back? " i never will forget the way he exploded. "robinson," he said, "i'm looking for a ballplayer with guts enough not to fight back." which statement best summarizes this excerpt? a.) before accepting rickey’s offer, robinson confirms that rickey respects him as a strong black man. b.)before becoming partners with rickey, robinson discusses what he will be paid for his efforts. c.) when robinson studies rickey’s plan, he decides that rickey is an enemy who cannot be trusted. d.)when robinson argues with rickey, rickey insists that there is no reason to disagree with his plan.

The answer is: A) Before accepting Rickey’s offer, Robinson confirms that Rickey respects him as a strong black man.

I Never Had It Made is an autobiography by Jackie Robinson, who defied the status quo in 1947 by becoming the first black baseball player in  major leagues.

From this excerpt, we can tell Robinson is used to seeing white men as the enemy, which is historically and culturally understandable. So, when approached by Branch Rickey with an offer, Robinson is guarded. He does not wish to be afraid and to be told what to do. He wants to fight back when he has to. But Rickey's answer to his question casts a new light on the issue. Not fighting back does not mean being afraid, it means being strong, brave, poised.

the correct answer is b

        its hard for some people to get along and that’s the case for douglass and canot. most of the time when people do not agree with each other its because they have different presperctives, and that is the case here.

captain canot was never a slave so but he was a slaver and a slave ship captain and just like the slave master's he tought it was it was totally normal, he used captain conot is a cruel man who enjoys whipping slaves but never   got whipped he saw it has a destiny for the slave to be a slave and the slaver to be a slaver   but douglass has suffered whoppings cut   even for no reason sometimes. douglass believed that slavery was not natural to black people, they need to study and learn how to read and write. he knew they have rights.

it was really not the captain’s fault he was just brainwashed by the system and when your brainwashed by the system its hard not to be brainwashed. but the reason douglass wants this is because he has suffered he knows how it feels and will do anything to stop that.