Question 16 • 11011de2 CONNECTED Fall 2026 NM-US History and Geography S2
The boycott succeeded because African Americans stopped riding Montgomery’s buses, causing the bus companies to lose fare revenue. The loss of business put economic pressure on the city and bus companies to end segregation on the buses. The protests were nonviolent, and the boycott did not succeed because more people rode the buses.
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