One Year - 1986: A Boycott in Mississippi
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The Economic Boycott Was Not a Decision by the Merchants, but a Decision of a School Board
The longer the economic boycott lasted, the more business leaders felt compelled to bring it to an end. On paper, the only group that could install Dr. Robert Merritt was the same body that had passed him over. "We did feel like we were being punished for something we really didn't do"
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