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Civil Rights: Challenges and Changes — Quiz

Question 5 • US History

What was the outcome of the Montgomery bus boycott?

Answer
A
Nonviolent resistance was seen as a failure.
B
Cities around the country erupted in riots.
C
The president issued Executive Order 9981.
D
The Supreme Court ruled Alabama’s law unconstitutional.

Explanation

The boycott ended after the Supreme Court upheld a ruling that segregation on Montgomery’s buses was unconstitutional. That decision made Alabama’s bus segregation laws unenforceable, so D, “The Supreme Court ruled Alabama’s law unconstitutional,” is correct. Executive Order 9981, in choice C, desegregated the U.S. armed forces and was issued years earlier.

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