I was reading the wikipedia article on the Birmingham boycott today and I was left with the impression that the trick would be:
1) Replace Bull Connor with someone more moderate, reasonable and not a walking PR disaster. He did more to discredit segredation than MLK did.
2) Have the anti-segredations be more violent, with rioting instead of peaceful protest and attacks on non-boycotting Blacks. Enough to scare the WASP on the street and more moderate Blacks.
Repeat as necessary for other campaigns.
It was basically a contest for public sympathy.
1) Replace Bull Connor with someone more moderate, reasonable and not a walking PR disaster. He did more to discredit segredation than MLK did.
2) Have the anti-segredations be more violent, with rioting instead of peaceful protest and attacks on non-boycotting Blacks. Enough to scare the WASP on the street and more moderate Blacks.
Repeat as necessary for other campaigns.
It was basically a contest for public sympathy.