Thoreau’s actions in "Civil Disobedience" and the 1955 bus boycott are similar because both Thoreau and the boycotters were

Both Thoreau and the bus boycotters peacefully resisted government policies they considered unjust. Thoreau refused to pay a poll tax in protest of slavery and the Mexican-American War, while the boycotters refused to ride segregated buses to oppose racial discrimination. Their actions challenged unjust policies without using violence, making “protesting unjust government policy in a peaceful way” the best choice.

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