I Believe There Is Only One Race

Racial Pride And Self-dignity Were Emphasized In My Family And Community.

We Didn't Have Any Civil Rights. It Was Just A Matter Of Survival, Of Existing From One Day To The Next. I Remember Going To Sleep As A Girl Hearing The Klan Ride At Night And Hearing A Lynching And Being Afraid The House Would Burn Down.

Nothing In The Golden Rule Says That Others Will Treat Us As We Have Treated Them. It Only Says That We Must Treat Others In A Way That We Would Want To Be Treated.

I Did Not Get On The Bus To Get Arrested. I Got On The Bus To Go Home.

I Do The Very Best I Can To Look Upon Life With Optimism And Hope And Looking Forward To A Better Day, But I Don't Think There Is Anything Such As Complete Happiness. It Pains Me That There Is Still A Lot Of Klan Activity And Racism. I Think When You Say You're Happy, You Have Everything That You Need And Everything That You Want, And Nothing More To Wish For. I Haven't Reached That Stage Yet.