I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.

I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.

I believe there is only one race - the human race.

Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn't just free blacks but them, too.

I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.

Arrest me for sitting on a bus? You may do that.

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