can u help me i don't get what the mayor did with how the text was worded

Answer:
Accepted
Explanation:
I would kind of sat erased as well, but I didn't choose that because when you pardon someone, you are accepting/forgiving them. It doesn't erase what you are accepting them of. In the first sentence, it mentions that the mayor offered a pardon. That means even though the protesters protested without a permit, since martin was there, he acknowledged it was for a good reason, therefore pardoned them.