I Will Always Work For Human Rights

If I Can Sit Down For Freedom, You Can Stand Up For Children.

Black Women Are Very Capable Of Leading Our Organizations. I Believe That Firmly.

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.

I Did Not Get On The Bus To Get Arrested. I Got On The Bus To Go Home.

Racism Is Still With Us. But It Is Up To Us To Prepare Our Children For What They Have To Meet, And, Hopefully, We Shall Overcome.