Which group conducted nationwide bus rides into the South to challenge segregation in public transportation?

• A. March on Washington
• B. NAACP
• C. Sit-Ins
• D. Freedom Riders

Answer: (D)

Challenging segregation in public transportation through nonviolent, nationwide bus rides is being examined. Freedom Riders organized and rode interstate buses into the South in 1961 to confront and end segregated bus and terminal facilities, drawing national attention and prompting federal enforcement of desegregation rulings in transportation. Their actions helped push the federal government to intervene and added momentum to the civil rights movement, illustrating how direct action can compel change from authorities. For context, the March on Washington was a major 1963 demonstration advocating for civil rights and jobs, the NAACP focused on legal challenges to segregation, and sit-ins targeted desegregation at lunch counters.