"You don't have to be a big shot to make a difference. You just have to care."

"I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons had taught us we were entitled to, no matter what the sacrifice."

"People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically... No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in."

"My only concern was to get home after a hard day's work."

"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."