Question

read the excerpt from \my first march.\ \hey, mama?\ i asked. \how can all these buses be going to the same place were going? ive never seen a building that could hold this many people.\ \well, were not going to a building,\ mama said. \were going to a march today. that means well be walking through the streets all over our nations capital.\ now read the excerpt from \2000 buses.\ two thousand buses, twenty - one chartered trains, ten special airlines, more cars than one could name a mass meeting they called it, the march for jobs and freedom equal access, equal justice, for all, and not just some what event do both excerpts describe? a vacation by bus a spring festival a civil rights rally an employment fair

Explanation:

In "My First March", the mention of a march and walking through the nation's capital, along with the reference to "The March for Jobs and Freedom" in "2000 Buses" which was a significant civil - rights event. A civil - rights rally is a gathering for the cause of civil rights, which aligns with the themes in both excerpts. A vacation by bus is not indicated as the purpose is a march. A spring festival is not relevant as there are no festival - related elements. An employment fair is too narrow as the march in "2000 Buses" is about jobs and freedom (a broader civil - rights context).

Answer:

C. a civil rights rally