What event sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A) the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr.
B) a dispute over police brutality in the city
C) the violence against black men on the buses
D) the arrest of Rosa Parks, a civil rights activist

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The arrest of Rosa Parks, a civil rights activist, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus to a white passenger on December 1, 1955, and was subsequently arrested, which led to the African American community organizing a boycott of the Montgomery bus system.

What Event Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott