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

"The only way to make a difference is to stand up and speak out."

"There were times when it would have been easy to give up, but I knew that if I did, others would suffer."

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

"I had no special fear. It was more a decision that I had made, that I would not be moved."