Sunday, December 21, 2014

Which organization was formed as a result of the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott? A) SNCC // B) CORE // C) NAACP // D) SCLC //

The correct answer to this question is D.  The SCLC (which
stands for Southern Christian Leadership Conference) was formed in the aftermath of the
succesful bus boycott that happened in Montgomery in 1955 and 1956.  The SCLC was not
formed immediately after the boycott, but there were only a few months separating the
end of the boycott and the official creation of the
SCLC.


There were at least two major reasons for the
founding of the SCLC.  First, most of the organizations that were in existence at the
time were based in the North.  The SCLC leaders wanted to create a Southern
organization.  Second, the existing organizations were secular.  By contrast, the SCLC
was explicitly a church-based organization.


After the bus
boycott, various leaders, including Dr. King created the SCLC to push for civil rights
in a Southern and Christian way.  Therefore, the right answer is
D.

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