Which of the following correctly explains how the freedom of speech contributed to the success of the civil rights movement?(1 point)
Responses
a The right to freedom of speech allowed the opponents of the civil rights movement to physically attack the participants in the movement.
b The right to freedom of speech allowed participants to avoid punishment when they broke laws they believed to be unjust.
c The right to freedom of speech allowed those participating in the civil rights movement to challenge the ideas that supported racial discrimination.
d The right to freedom of speech prevented law enforcement from physically harming the participants in the civil rights movement.
1 answer
c The right to freedom of speech allowed those participating in the civil rights movement to challenge the ideas that supported racial discrimination.