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Read the excerpt from "Freedom Walkers” by Russell Freedman.

E. D. Nixon and other black leaders wanted to take the entire bus segregation issue into federal court. They hoped to demonstrate that segregated buses were illegal under the U.S. Constitution. But first they needed the strongest possible case—the arrest of a black rider who was above reproach, a person of unassailable character and reputation who could withstand the closest scrutiny.

What is the most important information given about the Black leaders in this paragraph?

They wanted to bring the issue of segregation to court.
They wanted to bring the strongest case to court.
They wanted to prove that segregated buses were illegal.
They wanted to ask the arrested rider more questions.

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They wanted to bring the isssue of segregation to the court and it states that they wanted to bring the strongest case to court and they wanted to prove to the people that segregated buses was very illegal so I think the boycotted
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Answer: They wanted to prove that segregated buses were illegal.

Explanation: They want to bring it to court but they need the arrest of black rider so they have something to say that is illegal they shouldn't get arrested for something like that and that its illegal.

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