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One Year: 1986 | 4. A Boycott in Mississippi

Slow Burn

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Did You Wish That They Had Tried Another Tactic?

"We did feel like we're being punished for something we really didn't do," says Rellquer. "I i had ympathy for the protest." The longer the economic boycot lasted, the more business leaders felt compelled to bring it to an end. But they were trapped at that point. Once they got into water, they were wet.

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