Ossie Davis in a speech declared that his enemy as an Afro-American was which of the following?
A) The white majority.
B) The history of slavery.
C) The English language.
D) The Black Power movement.

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Ossie Davis, in his speech, declared the English language as the enemy of Afro-Americans because it had been used historically to misrepresent and demean them. He argued that the language carried the biases and prejudices of its dominant users, thus perpetuating stereotypes and injustices against African Americans.

Ossie Davis in a Speech Declared That His Enemy as an Afro-American