We didn't have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next. I remember going to sleep as a girl hearing ….

There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still. As long as a child needs help, as long as people are not free, there will be work to do.….

All I was trying to do was get home from work..

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..

Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again..

I have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than….

When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged..

The only tired I was, was tired of giving in..

I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed. I had decided that I would have to know once and for all what rights I had as a human being a….

I thought about Emmett Till, and I could not go back. My legs and feet were not hurting, that is a stereotype. I paid the same fare as others, and I ….

My only concern was to get home after a hard day's work..

Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly..

I did not want to be mistreated, I did not want to be deprived of a seat that I had paid for. It was just time… there was opportunity for me to take ….

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 t….

If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with..

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear..

I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never..

When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change..

An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others..

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

There were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someo….