Why was the great migration such an important part of the progressive era?

a)it showed the shift from an agricultural based-economy into an industrial- based economy.

b)it showed the shift of political tolerance of african americans.

c)it showed that all african americans preferred to live in the south.

d)it showed that the north and south had equal opportunities for african americans.

e)it showed that african americans finally had equal rights with whites.

answer: i looked it up

explanation: in 1955 in montgomery, alabama, a girl refused to give up her seat on a public bus. the girl was black, and the passenger looking to take her seat was white. this is a familiar tale, but it's not about rosa parks. the girl in the story is a 15-year-old high school student named claudette colvin, and this act of defiance occurred nine months before rosa parks did the same thing. colvin was arrested, and her case is what led to the u.s. supreme court's order for the desegregation of alabama's bus system. so, why don't we know colvin's name? "later i had a child born out of wedlock; i became pregnant when i was 16," colvin says. "and i didn't fit the image either, of, you know, someone they would want to show off.