What is most likely the speaker's reason to open with this?
In approaching this problem, we cannot turn the clock back to 1868, when the
[Fourteenth] Amendment was adopted, or even to 1896, when Plessy v.
Ferguson was written. We must consider public education in the light of its full
development and its present place in American life throughout the Nation. Only
in this way can it be determined if segregation in public schools deprives these
plaintiffs of the equal protection of the laws.
O A. The speaker is guided by Plessy v. Ferguson.
O B. The speaker advocates for a modern interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
C. The speaker is not sure if education should be privatized.
D. The speaker believes that public education should be segregated.
