I had felt for a long time, that if I was ever told to get up so a white person could sit, that I would refuse to do so.

I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.

As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.

If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.

Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step

I knew someone had to take the first step. So I made up my mind not to move.

Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.