Read the following two excerpts about the Montgomery bus boycotts of the civil rights movement.
For three hundred and eighty-one days, African American citizens of Montgomery walked, carpooled, and took taxis rather than city buses. They endured bad weather, harassment, intimidation, and the loss of their jobs. On February 1, 1956, the MIA filed a lawsuit, Browder v. Gayle, in federal district court challenging the constitutionality of bus segregation ordinances. On November 13, 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the lower court’s ruling that bus segregation violated the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment, which led to the successful end of the bus boycott on December 20, 1956.
"The Bus Boycott" from the Library of Congress
Instead of buses, African Americans took taxis driven by black drivers who had lowered their fares in support of the boycott, walked, cycled, drove private cars, and even rode mules or drove in horse-drawn carriages to get around. African American citizens made up a full three-quarters of regular bus riders, causing the boycott to have a strong economic impact on the public transportation system and on the city of Montgomery as a whole.
"The Montgomery Bus Boycott" from the National Archives
How are both texts similar?
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They both show the different ways African Americans got around not using the bus.
They both show the different ways African Americans got around not using the bus.
They both explain why the bus boycott affected the city of Montgomery.
They both explain why the bus boycott affected the city of Montgomery.
They both list the hard things African Americans had to overcome during the bus boycott.
They both list the hard things African Americans had to overcome during the bus boycott.
They both tell what the outcome of the bus boycott was.