Read the excerpt from President Eisenhower’s State of the Union address on February 2, 1953.A cardinal ideal in this heritage we cherish is the equality of rights of all citizens of every race and color and creed.We know that discrimination against minorities persists despite our allegiance to this ideal. Such discrimination—confined to no one section of the Nation—is but the outward testimony to the persistence of distrust and of fear in the hearts of men.This fact makes all the more vital the fighting of these wrongs by each individual, in every station of life, in his every deed . . .I propose to use whatever authority exists in the office of the President to end segregation in the District of Columbia, including the Federal Government, and any segregation in the Armed Forces.What is the president’s purpose for including these details?to inform his listeners about laws in the District of Columbiato inform his listeners about the work of the US militaryto persuade his listeners of the importance of equal rightsto persuade his listeners to vote for him for president

Respuesta :

Answer:

C - to persuade his listeners of the importance of equal rights

Explanation:

In Eisenhower's State of the Union address (he was already elected president, to that eliminates option D) he reminds everyone how awful discrimation is against minorities and that everyone must 'fight these wrongs' and he will lead the way by eliminating discrimination in D.C. as well as the military - what he can control- and to encourage others to do the same.