Black residents stayed off Montgomery buses after organizers circulated a call for protest following Rosa Parks’ arrest. Leaders formed the Montgomery Improvement Association and a mass meeting voted to continue the boycott. Women’s organizing and community participation made collective economic pressure possible, challenging the institutions enforcing segregation through a sustained campaign.
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What helped make the Montgomery boycott a collective campaign?
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Organizers mobilized riders and formed the MIA to sustain pressure. The campaign’s strength extended beyond any single leader.
The Montgomery boycott depended entirely on the actions of one person.
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Women organizers, community participants and the MIA made a sustained collective campaign possible.