Read the excerpts from "Freedom Walkers” by Russell Freedman. Excerpt 1 Rosa Parks had taken a special interest in Claudette Colvin’s case. She knew Claudette. And she herself had suffered a similar experience twelve years earlier. In 1943, she had been thrown off a Montgomery bus for refusing to reenter through the back door after paying her fare. The bus driver had kept her money, ordered her to step outside, then driven away, leaving her standing on the sidewalk. Excerpt 2 The bus driver had come to a full stop and turned in his seat. He was speaking to her [Robinson]. "If you can sit in the fifth row from the front seat of the other buses in Montgomery,” he said, "suppose you get off and ride in one of them.” The driver’s message didn’t register at first. Robinson was still thinking about her holiday trip. Suddenly the driver rose from his seat, went over to her, and stood with his arm drawn back, as if to strike her. "Get up from there!” he yelled. "Get up from there!”
How do these excerpts develop the central idea that bus drivers could be cruel to Black riders?
a. Both excerpts use quotations to help demonstrate the idea.
b. Both excerpts use personal experiences to support the idea.
c. Excerpt 1 shows how a driver felt, while Excerpt 2 shows what a driver did.
d. Excerpt 1 gives a general example, while Excerpt 2 gives a specific example.