I Thought About Emmett Till, And I

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

If You Want To Be Respected For Your Actions, Then Your Behavior Must Be Above Reproach. If Our Lives Demonstrate That We Are Peaceful, Humble, And Trusted, This Is Recognized By Others.

I Was Ready To Die But Give My Consent Never. Never, Never.

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.

When People Made Up Their Minds That They Wanted To Be Free And Took Action, Then There Was A Change.