Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
My only concern was to get home after a hard day's work.
Why do you all push us around?
Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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.