The Time Had Just Come When I

I Want To Be Treated Like A Human Being.

I Knew Someone Had To Take The First Step. So I Made Up My Mind Not To Move.

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

Our Mistreatment Was Just Not Right, And I Was Tired Of It.

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.