If this speech were made part of a fictionalized adaptation, the phrase little man in black might be changed, for clarity. Why? A) Men wear black more often in our time. B) She is referring to a clergyman or preacher. C) Calling the man 'little' could be offensive. D) People might think she was referring to his character.

When Sojourner Truth refers, in her speech, to "the little man in black" she is talking about a clergyman or preacher. She is criticizing the fact that abolitionists addressed only the problems of black men, not those of women, and, being a feminist, she reminds her audience that Christ, whom the clergyman is purported to serve, was the son of God and a woman, conceived - -according to the Catholic religion- - without the intervention of a man. Her intention in speaking thus is to stress the importance of women, and therefore, of defending women's rights.

It's B: She is referring to a clergyman or preacher.

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