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

"The only thing that bothered me was that we waited so long to make this protest."

"The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed, I suppose."

"To this day I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom."

"I was not afraid. I was resigned to give what I could to protect against the way I was being treated."