Which organization led the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• A. SNCC
• B. SCLC
• C. KKK
• D. NAACP

Answer: (D)

The question tests recognizing who provided the leadership and organizational backing for the Montgomery Bus Boycott and how major civil rights groups contributed to organizing protests. The boycott grew out of local organizing by the Montgomery Improvement Association, with Martin Luther King Jr. emerging as a leading spokesperson and unifying figure. The NAACP, long at the forefront of challenging segregation through legal strategy and national advocacy, played a crucial supporting role by offering expertise, coordinating broader support, and sustaining pressure as the boycott continued. While groups like SNCC and SCLC would shape later phases of the movement and the KKK opposed civil rights, the NAACP is the organization most closely associated with guiding and legitimating the boycott in the broader narrative of civil rights leadership, which is why it’s identified as the leading organization in this context.