Who emerged as a leading figure in the civil
rights movement during the bus boycott?
A Frederick Douglass
B. Thurgood Marshall
C. Hank Aaron
D. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. emerged as a leading figure in the civil rights movement during the bus boycott. He was a prominent leader in the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-1956, which was a protest against racial segregation on public transportation in Montgomery, Alabama. He was also a key figure in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, leading the famous March on Washington in 1963 and delivering his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.