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             The boycott certainly had its pessimists who didn't believe in what they were standing for. Nonetheless, the boycott went on, and it took its toll. Blacks hopped on carpools, black taxis, or walked. All ages from the teen to the elderly walked to support the cause. King optimistically met with the Mayor of Montgomery, W. A. Gayle, to try to set a compromise. To his dismay, he was immediately rejected and realized after that this was not a war of trying to work things out. This was a struggle to maintain the white power over the blacks. The impact on the white society was felt. Because of the limited area blacks could get to without the bus, many stores lost the business of the blacks. The bus lines had lost its main base of customers and had to find a way to get them back on. Threats began to hit black boycott leaders and carpool drivers. Threats of being fired from their jobs, licenses being revoked, and increas
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