Read the passage. Marshall faced opposition even within the African American community. Some said that America was not ready for desegregation. “If you challenge ‘separate but equal,’” they said, “we might lose even what we have already gained.”
Others supported Marshall. “We want our rights now, not a century hence,” they said.

Why does the author include this anecdote in this text?

A. to show that African Americans in the south did not believe that desegregation would ever happen

B. to show that African Americans in the south were united in how to fight for their rights

C. to show that African Americans in the south were divided about speaking out for their rights

D. to show that African Americans in the south were indifferent to what might happen if they spoke out