The Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-1956

question 23

Multiple Choice

The Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956

• A) was sparked by a beating of an African American woman.
• B) was ruled illegal by the Supreme Court.
• C) led to the creation of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE).
• D) failed to end the segregation policies on public city buses.
• E) marked the emergence of an effective form of racial protest.

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