What We Can Learn from the Rise and Fall of 'Political Blackness'?

What do mcmahon’s references to thomas carlyle and john stuart mill do for his own image and credibility?

Read the excerpt from warriors don't cry. as we approached behind them, we could see only the clusters of white people that stretched for a distance of two blocks along the entire span of the school building. my mind could take in the sights and sounds only one by one: flashing cameras, voices shouting in my ears, men and women jostling each other, old people, young people, people running, uniformed police officers walking, men standing still, men and women waving their fists, and then the long line of uniformed soldiers carrying weapons just like in the war movies i had seen. which words create the mood in the excerpt? check all that apply.

What is the meaning of the word checking as it is used in this sentence from the second paragraph of the passage?