"I had no special fear. It was more of a determination to no longer be treated as a second-class citizen."

"I felt that I had a right to stay where I was. I just felt that I had been there long enough, and I was not going to move."

"I knew someone had to take the first step and I was just one of those people."

"The best way to overcome racism is to educate people and to teach them to be open-minded."

"We still have a long way to go in our struggle for freedom."