The Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-1956

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Multiple Choice

The Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956

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

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Definitions:

My Lai Massacre

A mass killing of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by U.S. troops on March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War, sparking widespread outrage and protests.

Antiwar Movement

Organized campaigns opposing particular wars or warfare in general, often highlighting moral, economic, or humanitarian arguments against military conflict.

Opposition

Resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument, against prevailing ideas, policies, or entities in power.

Martin Luther King

An American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.