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What is the authors’ claim in this passage?

The Indians' demonstration and act of resistance was a successful strategy to change laws.
South African leaders repealed the Black Act because they agreed with the Indians.
The Indians tossed their certificates into a cauldron to hide their legal status as property.
Satyagraha had more powerful political influence over laws than the government did.

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"The Indians' demonstration and act of resistance was a successful strategy to change laws."

Reason: the passage shows their protest (satyagraha, burning/tossing of certificates, mass demonstrations) led to the government backing down/reevaluating the Black Act — not because leaders agreed with them, nor because certificates were hidden as property, and not as an absolute claim that satyagraha was more powerful than government authority.