The Montgomery bus boycott __________
A) moved Martin Luther King, Jr. away from his philosophy of passive resistance
B) sparked an outburst of violence against blacks all over the South
C) led to the emergence of Martin Luther King, Jr. as a black civil rights leader
D) failed to change Montgomery's strict segregation laws
E) ended when President Eisenhower sent in troops to stop the boycott
Answer: C
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