The option that is a strong inference that can be made based on the text above is "Martin Luther King, Jr., took the photos that were printed in LIFE. " (Option C)
An inference is a conclusion or deduction made based on available evidence and reasoning.
The inference that "Martin Luther King, Jr., took the photos that were printed in LIFE" is not supported by the text.
It is more strongly implied that civil rights leaders encouraged photographers to document the events, and Martin Luther King, Jr., praised the power of these photos in revealing the truth to the world.
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Civil rights leaders knew the power of photographs. They encouraged photographers to document the brutality that peaceful demonstrators faced. The Children's March in Birmingham produced some of the most powerful images of the entire civil rights movement. In May 1963, LIFE magazine published 11 pages of photos showing what was happening in Birmingham. The most famous showed teenagers being sprayed by high-pressure fire hoses. They showed police dogs lunging at young people. Martin Luther King, Jr., said of the LIFE photos, "The brutality...was caught, as a fugitive from a penitentiary is often caught, in gigantic circling spotlights." He said the photographs revealed "the truth to the whole world."
Which of the following is a strong inference that can be made based on the text?
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- Police officers wanted photographers to capture the protests.
- Protestors in the Children's March faced the most brutality from the police.
- Martin Luther King, Jr., took the photos that were printed in LIFE.
- Pictures excite feelings in people in ways that few other things do.