According to the passage, civil rights activists maintain that one disadvantage under whic

h minority-owned businesses have traditionally had to labor is that they have

A．disadvantage in the sizable orders and subcontracts that are generated by large companies.

B．been denied bank loans at rates comparable to those afforded larger competitors.

C．not had sufficient opportunity to secure business created by large corporations.

D．not had adequate representation in the centers of government power.