Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott Strategy (1955)
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Civil rights leaders chose Rosa Parks as the test case for challenging bus segregation — she was a trained activist with an impeccable reputation. The subsequent boycott lasted 381 days and chose economic pressure over legal action alone.
Economic Boycott
1955-1956
year
Refuse to ride buses — hit the city's revenue
strategy
381 days
duration
Chosen — Supreme Court ruled segregation unconstitutional
outcome
Legal Challenge Only
1955
year
File lawsuit without economic action
strategy
Years in court
duration
Pursued alongside boycott — Browder v. Gayle
outcome
Violent Resistance
1955
year
Forceful defiance
strategy
N/A
duration
Rejected — nonviolence was strategic choice
outcome
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