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Question 48 • CA-Ethnic Studies

How did the Women’s Political Council (WPC) respond to the arrest of Rosa Parks?

Answer
A
The WPC organized and announced a boycott of city buses in Montgomery, Alabama.
B
The WPC wrote legislation for a new state law to end bus segregation within their area.
C
The WPC established a new bus line to serve Black residents.
D
The WPC arranged a boycott in Tallahassee, Florida, similar to the Montgomery boycott.

Explanation

After Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, the Women’s Political Council helped organize a boycott of the city’s buses. Its members distributed leaflets calling on Black residents to avoid riding buses on the day of Parks’s trial, helping launch the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The correct choice is “The WPC organized and announced a boycott of city buses in Montgomery, Alabama.”

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