I Had Felt For A Long Time,

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

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

It Was Not Pre-arranged. It Just Happened That The Driver Made A Demand And I Just Didn't Feel Like Obeying His Demand. I Was Quite Tired After Spending A Full Day Working.

I Would Like To Be Remembered As A Person Who Wanted To Be Free... So Other People Would Be Also Free.

Every Day Before Supper And Before We Went To Services On Sundays. My Grandmother Would Read The Bible To Me, And My Grandfather Would Pray. We Even Had Devotions Before Going To Pick Cotton In The Fields. Prayer And The Bible, Became A Part Of My Everyday Thoughts And Beliefs. I Learned To Put My Trust In God And To Seek Him As My Strength.