"I do not know how I will be remembered, but I hope that I will be remembered as a person who was concerned with human dignity and freedom."

"There is no future in any job where you don't have the right to be treated with respect."

"I felt that I had a right to stay where I was."

"I hope that my actions will inspire others to stand up for what is right."

"People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, al…"