What evidence do the authors include to support the
central idea of this passage?
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Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.
A fire was lit in a giant iron cauldron, and the
certificates of 2,300 Indians were tossed into the
flames—the first major act of Satyagraha. "I am not
property," the Indians were showing. "I am not your
victim," they were demonstrating. "I have the power
of my conscience," they were proving. The quiet
strength of the Indian community shook the South
African government. And by June 1914 it gave in;
the Black Act was taken off the books. The Indians
had insisted that they were not mere workers but
were citizens—and finally the government could not
resist.
O The burning of certificates and the repeal of the
Black Act show that the Indians reclaimed their
power.
O The Black Act shows that the South African
government saw the Indians as property.
O The burning of certificates and the act of
Satyagraha show how the Indians had to comply
with the Black Act.
The presence of 2.300 Indians shows that the
community in South Africa was large enough to
revolt
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