Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of the text.

King quotes a 72-year-old woman who participated in the bus boycott as saying, “My feets is tired, but my soul is at rest.”

Why does king include this quote?
(Select each correct answer)

a) it establishes that African Americans are willing to suffer to achieve their rights

b) it illustrates how people in Montgomery had a different attitude from the people in Birmingham

c) It shows that ordinary African-Americans were glad to participate in the movement