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.

c The right to freedom of speech allowed those participating in the civil rights movement to challenge the ideas that supported racial discrimination.