The author of the passage quotes the White officer in lines 23-24 primarily in order to provide evidence to support the contention that______
A.virtually all White officers initially had hostile attitudes toward Black soldiers
B.Black soldiers were often forced to defend themselves from physical attacks initiated by soldiers from White units
C.the combat performance of Black units changed the attitudes of White soldiers toward Black soldiers
D.White units paid especially careful attention to the performance of Black units in battle
E.respect in the army as a whole was accorded only to those units, whether Black or White, that performed well in battle

A.virtually
B.Black
C.the
D.White
E.respect