The Montgomery Bus Boycott took place in which city?

• A. Atlanta
• B. Montgomery, AL
• C. Birmingham
• D. Selma

Answer: (B)

The key idea here is identifying where the Montgomery Bus Boycott occurred. It began in Montgomery, Alabama, after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus, triggering a citywide boycott led by the Montgomery Improvement Association and figures like Martin Luther King Jr. The protest aimed to desegregate the bus system and used nonviolent mass action, lasting about 381 days from late 1955 into 1956. Its success helped force a federal ruling—Browder v. Gayle—that declared segregation on public buses unconstitutional, marking a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. While Atlanta, Birmingham, and Selma were important sites of civil rights activity, the boycott itself took place in Montgomery, Alabama.