"I had no special fear. It was more of a determination to no longer be treated as a second-class citizen."

"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 would rather be a free man, than a slave in paradise."

"Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others."

"The more we gave in, the more we complied with that kind of treatment, the more oppressive it became."