Apentix/AP US History/Unit 8: Period 8 (1945-1980)/Question
AP US Historyeasymcq1 pt

The Freedom Rides of 1961 were organized primarily to

A.demand federal funding for new highways
B.support segregation in southern bus stations
C.test enforcement of the Supreme Court's ban on segregation in interstate bus travel and terminals
D.campaign for the election of southern Democrats

Explanation

Core Concept

Interracial groups rode buses into the Deep South to see whether the ruling in Boynton v. Virginia was being honored. Riders were beaten and buses firebombed in Alabama, drawing federal attention and eventual enforcement by the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Correct Answer

Ctest enforcement of the Supreme Court's ban on segregation in interstate bus travel and terminals

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