Which of the following explanations best interprets the meaning of the bolded words in the following sentence?

"Now is the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of human dignity.

A. People may act with prejudice if they feel they are not standing on solid ground.

B. Discrimination makes people feel like they are being pulled into a bottomless pit.

C. Permitting people to be treated unfairly is a dangerous national policy.

D. Racial injustice occurs in countries with deserts characterized by quicksand.

Question

Which of the following explanations best interprets the meaning of the bolded words in the following sentence? 

"Now is the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of human dignity.

A. People may act with prejudice if they feel they are not standing on solid ground.

B. Discrimination makes people feel like they are being pulled into a bottomless pit.

C. Permitting people to be treated unfairly is a dangerous national policy.

D. Racial injustice occurs in countries with deserts characterized by quicksand.

anonymous · Answer

The bolded words are "from the quicksand of racial injustice."

cherry17ann · Answer

Well which can you eliminate first?

anonymous · Answer

It's B

anonymous · Answer

@cherry17ann 
I'd eliminate C and D.

@Studygirl101 
Are you saying B is the answer?
Are you positive?

cherry17ann · Answer

I think @Studygirl101 is correct but Open Study is about helping/explaining the answers not just giving it to them.....

anonymous · Answer

That's fine o: Thank you both!

anonymous · Answer

I'm posting these questions to see if the answer I got were correct anyway.

anonymous · Answer

I said B because the bolded letters say quicksand and answer B describes it as a bottomless pit. @estelleking And sooory for just giving him the answer @cherry17ann