I believe it was the overall protest and the leaders of all segregation rights leaders
In the free enterprise system, multiple companies are allowed to compete for your business which typically lowers prices.There are very few restrictions placed on the types of businesses and citizens who are allowed to participate within the free enterprise system. The consumer is what drives companies to sell, rather than the government telling them.
they had a bigger army and money to pay the troops and they were willing to fight
I won't write a developed paragraph about this subject, though I will argue that American democracy is based upon it's people. The United States is a democratic republic, therefore people vote on representatives that make up the Senate. Depending upon population, each state will have one or more representatives that will voice ideas and vote upon decisions. Therefore you're vote has a huge impact upon American society.