Which sentence from the text best supports the idea that Ruby is a symbol for Civil Rights?

a. "The next day, Bridges was led past the screaming crowd and into the school by four marshals." (Paragraph 10)
b. "She was chosen to be part of a small group of Black students who would take an exam given by the school district." (Paragraph 6)
c. "The angry crowd chanted, 'Two, four, six, eight, we don't want to integrate." (Paragraph 9)
d. "In 1963, she was immortalized in a now-iconic painting called The Problem We All Live With, by artist Norman Rockwell." (Paragraph 11)

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The sentence that best supports the idea that Ruby is a symbol for Civil Rights is:

d. "In 1963, she was immortalized in a now-iconic painting called The Problem We All Live With, by artist Norman Rockwell." (Paragraph 11)

This sentence indicates that Ruby Bridges is represented in a significant cultural work that reflects the struggle for civil rights, highlighting her role as a symbol of that movement.