What was the legal status of segregation in the southern states during the early 20th century?

Montgomery Bus Boycott Overview

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It was abolished by law.
It was encouraged but not enforced by law.
It was strictly enforced by law.
It was optional and varied by city.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In Montgomery, Alabama, where were African Americans required to sit on buses?
In the middle rows
In the front rows
Anywhere they chose
In the back rows
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did African Americans in Montgomery respond to the bus segregation laws before the boycott?
They stopped using public transportation.
They moved to other cities.
They frequently challenged the laws.
They accepted the laws without protest.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What action did Rosa Parks take that sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
She organized a protest march.
She refused to give up her seat on a bus.
She wrote a letter to the mayor.
She led a sit-in at a restaurant.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was one of the key leaders arrested during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Frederick Douglass
Martin Luther King Jr.
Harriet Tubman
Malcolm X
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the outcome of the Supreme Court case Browder v. Gale?
Segregation in housing was declared unconstitutional.
Segregation in restaurants was declared unconstitutional.
Segregation in public transit was declared unconstitutional.
Segregation in schools was declared unconstitutional.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the duration of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
More than a year
Several months
A few weeks
Two years
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the significance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
It ended segregation in all public places.
It resulted in the arrest of all civil rights leaders.
It led to the desegregation of public transit.
It was the first protest against segregation.
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