African American activism affected social change for other ethnicities

African American activism affected social change for other ethnicities because other ethnic groups __________.

a. were unimpressed with the strategies of African American activists and tried to enact social change in other ways
b. had little success in making social change, since the country was weary of protests for racial justice
c. were inspired by African American activism and launched their own protests
d. were afraid to protest after seeing the violence African American activists endured from authorities
e. were resentful of African American successes because the social changes of the sixties affected only African Americans

ANSWER
C