I Believe There Is Only One Race

I Thought Of Emmett Till, And When The Bus Driver Ordered Me To Move To The Back, I Just Couldn’t Move.

The Time Had Just Come When I Had Been Pushed As Far As I Could Stand To Be Pushed.

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.

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

To Bring About Change, You Must Not Be Afraid To Take The First Step. We Will Fail When We Fail To Try.