Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.

Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut that held its ground.

You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.

To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.

Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.

Why do you all push us around?

I thought of Emmett Till, and when the bus driver ordered me to move to the back, I just couldn’t move.