I Do The Very Best I Can

You Must Never Be Fearful About What You Are Doing When It Is Right.

People Always Say That I Didn’t Give Up My Seat Because I Was Tired, But That Isn’t True. No, The Only Tired I Was, Was Tired Of Giving In.

Why Do You All Push Us Around?

People Have Said Over The Years That The Reason I Did Not Give Up My Seat Was Because I Was Tired. I Did Not Think Of Being Physically Tired. My Feet Were Not Hurting. I Was Tired In A Different Way. I Was Tired Of Seeing So Many Men Treated As Boys And Not Called By Their Proper Names Or Titles. I Was Tired Of Seeing Children And Women Mistreated And Disrespected Because Of The Color Of Their Skin. I Was Tired Of Jim Crow Laws, Of Legally Enforced Racial Segregation.

My Resisting Being Mistreated On The Bus Did Not Begin With That Particular Arrest…i Did A Lot Of Walking In Montgomery.