Multiple Choice 1 point Which sentence from paragraph 2 of "Speech to the American Equal Rights Association" best supports the author's purpose for the speech? I have done a great deal of work; as much as a man.but did not get so much pay. I have been forty years a slave and forty years free, and would be here forty years more to have equal rights for all. I suppose I am kept here because something remains for me to do; I suppose I am yet to help to break the chain. It is a good consolation to know that when we have got this battle fought we shall not be coming to you any more.

The question is asking for the sentence from paragraph 2 of "Speech to the American Equal Rights Association" that best supports the author's purpose for the speech. The author's purpose in this speech is to advocate for equal rights for all, regardless of their past experiences or status. The sentence that best supports this purpose is "I have been forty years a slave and forty years free, and would be here forty years more to have equal rights for all." This sentence directly addresses the author's commitment to the cause of equal rights and the lengths they would go to in order to achieve it. The other sentences, while they may touch on related themes, do not as directly or strongly support the author's purpose as this one does.