I Have Spent Over Half My Life

When People Made Up Their Minds That They Wanted To Be Free And Took Action, Then There Was A Change.

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.

As Long As There Is Unemployment, War, Crime And All Things That Go To The Infliction Of Man's Inhumanity To Man, Regardless - There Is Much To Be Done, And People Need To Work Together.

I Had No Idea That History Was Being Made. I Was Just Tired Of Giving Up.