Why were civil rights leaders and participants willing to suffer mistreatment and imprisonment for the sake of their cause?
A) They counted on the violent reaction and harsh measures of extreme segregationists to draw attention to and garner support for the civil rights cause.
B) They hoped to provoke a militant and vehement reaction from fellow civil rights activists to bring about change by force.
C) They intended to use their trials as vehicles to challenge weak enforcement laws.
D) They identified themselves with religious martyrs.
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