Question

prior to the montgomery bus boycott, what were black people expected to do on the bus?

give up their seat to a white person
drive the bus from place to place
enter through the front of the bus

Explanation:

⚡ Using what you learned: core goals of the civil rights movement

Step 1: Analyze Jim Crow bus laws

Under the segregation laws (Jim Crow laws) in Montgomery, Alabama, public buses were racially segregated. Black passengers were required by law and custom to sit in the back of the bus. Furthermore, if the white section at the front filled up, Black passengers were legally required to give up their seats to white passengers.

Step 2: Evaluate the options

• give up their seat to a White person: This is historically correct. Black passengers were forced to stand so that white passengers could sit if the front section was full.
• drive the bus from place to place: This is incorrect; Black people were passengers, not the employed drivers of municipal buses.
• enter through the front of the bus: This is incorrect. Under Montgomery policy, Black passengers often had to pay at the front, get off, and re-enter through the back door so they would not walk past white passengers.

Answer:

give up their seat to a White person