Boycotts

If a public location (such as a restaurant) or a certain business wasn’t treating African Americans fairly, civil rights activists successfully banded together to boycott the business until the unfair treatment changed. Boycotting or refusing to do business with a segregated location often put pressure on the business to change its traditions in a peaceful, nonviolent way. There are many examples of this practice throughout the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.

Notable Boycotts

Notable Individuals