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by JohnFen 1077 days ago
True, although given the social situation at the time, those actions were just as transgressive as actively inconveniencing people.

I guess, really, my point is a bit broader than "inconveniencing". What seems necessary is attention-getting theatrics that actively angers those who want to maintain the status quo, and the Montgomery bus boycotts were absolutely that.