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Select the correct answer. Why are different rivers listed in this stanza from Langston Hughes's "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"?

I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young.
I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep.
I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it.
I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln
went down to New Orleans...

A.
Listing different rivers from Biblical times, Lincoln's time, and current times helps establish that people are differentiated by race, religion, and region.

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Listing different rivers in America and Africa, and mentioning Abraham Lincoln helps establish the African American identity.

C.
Listing different rivers throughout the world and across time helps to establish the connection between Africans and African–Americans.

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