Question

4 multiple choice 1 point 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? it helped african american workers to get higher pay. it helped begin the modern civil rights movement. it forced southern bus lines to close. it led people to be more conscious of conserving energy. 5 multiple choice 1 point who helped to start the boycott of the montgomery bus system by refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus? phillis wheatley mary mcleod bethune rosa parks shirley chisholm

Explanation:

1. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a pivotal, successful mass protest against racial segregation, which galvanized further civil rights activism and marked the start of the modern movement.
2. Rosa Parks' 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger directly sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Answer:

1. It helped begin the modern civil rights movement.
2. Rosa Parks