The following passage (paragraph 16) adds to the buildup to the bus boycott mainly by E. D. Nixon and other blacks leaders wanted to take the entire bus segregation issue into federal court. They hoped to demonstrate that segregated buses were illegal under the U. S. Constitution. But first, they needed the strongest possible case-the arrest of a black rider who was above reproach, a person of unassailable character and reputation who could withstand the closest scrutiny.
A. Most black leaders were fearful of taking on the segregation laws, due to harsh punishments.

B. Claudette Colvin was embarrassed by civil rights leaders.

C. Claudette Colvin ultimately accepted segregation.

D. Black leaders intentionally sought out Rosa Parks to be a public face of the resistance.