After the Confederacy was defeated in the Civil War, white political leaders who called
themselves Redeemers tried to go back to the old social
order that had existed during slavery. What were some
ways they did this?

the situation that best illustrates the principle the rule of law is the letter "c" which is when an a powerful government official is arrested for breathtaking the law.

dylan has written many enduring songs and he has received several awards for his musical achievement;  

any written work with artistic value can be considered literature; especially if such work is publicly recognized, and has had importance and endurance among people; whether is poetry or fiction or drama or even criticism, since it's the transcendence and representation of a culture, language or people in a period of time to more people, using letters (words), regardless the subject.

the nobel prize in literature is given to authors from any country based on a body of work as a whole that inspires and nurses the life of humanity.  

and the work of bob dylan matches that description, therefore is well deserved since he'd created new poetic expressions within the american song tradition, that has inspired and influenced the lives of many people, not only withing the united stated but worldwide as well.