CLEP US History II

Category - Civil Rights

Civil rights activists who rode interstate buses to the South to protest the segregation and disenfranchisement of African-Americans were part of which specific movement?
  1. Black Panthers
  2. Million Man March
  3. Freedom Rides
  4. Bus Boycott
  5. March from Selma
Explanation
Answer: C - Freedom Riders were civil rights activists, predominantly from the North, who rode buses into the South to protest segregation and voter disenfranchisement. They often staged sit-ins at lunch counters in segregated restaurants or participated in voter registration drives in areas where African-American voters were disenfranchised through intimidation. The most notable rides took place in 1961.
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