The driver said, 'If you don't stand up, I'm going to call the police and have you arrested.' I said, 'You may do that.'
Civil rights activist
Interview describing the bus incident
1955 (event), 1980s-1990s (interview)
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"I was arrested on December 1st, 1955 for refusing to stand up on the orders of the bus driver, after the white seats had been occupied in the front."
Strange & Unusual"The bus was a symbol of the segregated South, and my refusal to move was a small act of defiance that sparked a movement."
Strange & Unusual"I was not old, although some people have an image of me as being old then. I was forty-two. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in."
Strange & Unusual"I hope we will overcome all the obstacles that are in our way."
Controversial"We can never be content with the status quo."
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