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NAEP US History Grade 8

Category - US History

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In Montgomery, Alabama, African Americans were required by law to sit in the back of city buses. From 1955 to 1956, African Americans organized a bus boycott, refusing to ride on the city buses. Why was the Montgomery bus boycott important?
  1. It helped African American workers to get higher pay.
  2. It helped begin the modern civil rights movement.
  3. It forced southern bus lines to close.
  4. It led people to be more conscious of conserving energy.
Explanation
Answer: B - It helped begin the modern civil rights movement.
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