Read the extract given below and answer the questions (Q. Nos. 106–111) that follow :
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.
Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that is wondrously clear

I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.

‘The huts of history’s shame’ refers to

The correct answer is a shameful event in history.

Step-by-step Explanation:

1. Analyze the context of the poem: The lines are from Maya Angelou's famous poem "Still I Rise", which reflects the historical struggles, oppression, and enslavement of African Americans.

2. Deconstruct the phrase: The phrase "huts of history's shame" combines "huts" (representing dwellings of enslaved or marginalized people) and "history's shame" (referring to the dark chapters of human history, particularly slavery and systemic racial oppression).

3. Determine the meaning: Therefore, in this context, "history's shame" refers to shameful historical events and practices like slavery and racial injustice, which the speaker is rising above. This directly aligns with the option "a shameful event in history".