The content of the opening lines of Ida B. Wells's Preface to Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in all its Phases could best be cited as evidence to support which of the following conclusions?
A. Muckrakers failed to organize and focus their investigations to
successfully pursue change.
B. Reformers effectively used mass media to contest and raise
awareness of societal ills.
C. Courts could not be trusted to protect the rights of reporters and
other journalists.
D. Politicians and business leaders employed violence to silence
opponents and critics.