Which detail supports the idea that Branch Rickey is personally involved in his players' struggle for acceptance?
"The hotel management registered the coach and team but refused to assign a room to a black player named Charley
Thomas."
"In those days college ball had a few black players."
"He suggested a cot be put in his own room, which he would share with the unwanted guest."
"The hotel manager wasn't happy about the idea, but he gave in."

What does the simile add to the passage

Read this excerpt from wheels of change by sue macy.that said, it's hard to grasp the full extent of the bicycle's impact on americans in the late 19th century—particularly female americans. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons.what is the central idea of the excerpt

How does the author foreshadow trouble in the prison? support your answer with explicit textual evidence