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

"We still have a long way to go in our struggle for freedom."

"There were times when it would have been easy to give up and give in, but I was determined to hold my ground."

"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."

"I did not feel any fear at all. I was just tired of being pushed around."