How many men cared about women having the vote?
How many American citizens cared about freeing the slaves?
How many people cared about the rights of black Americans in the 1950s?
How many people care about kneeling during the anthem now?
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It's always "Nobody except for a few ideologues and some virtue signalling leftists..." Until it isn't. Meanwhile, some people just keep plugging away at it. Perseverance, aided and abetted by other social factors, aided and abetted by a few unpredictable notorious events, over time...
That's what creates change.
> How many American citizens cared about freeing the slaves?
> How many people cared about the rights of black Americans in the 1950s?
How many?
From my understanding it was in most cases a significant minority. Significantly larger than the opposition.