White passenger flight predated actual bus desegregation, beginning at the mere threat of it

Evidence

The drop-off in white usage, however, was not due to the actual desegregation of the buses but their threatened desegregation. The ministers’ lawsuit took two years to work its way through the court; meanwhile, they urged blacks to abide by segregated seating patterns. Apparently, they did. — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight, 271

Categorization

• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: Court-ordered desegregation of public spaces produced resegregation and private alternatives, not integration — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of…, 250; Interstate-funded suburbanization triggered mass white flight that undercut urban renewal — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project: A New American Origin…, 1201; Suburban school district fragmentation structurally enabled white flight from desegregation. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 3026 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Interstate-funded suburbanization triggered mass white flight that undercut urban renewal #expands (0.72) — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project, 1201