I Had Given Up My

I Learned To Put My Trust In God And To See Him As My Strength. Long Ago I Set My Mind To Be A Free Person And Not To Give In To Fear. I Always Felt That It Was My Right To Defend Myself If I Could. I Have Learned Over The Years That When One's Mind Is Made Up, This Diminishes Fear; Knowing What Must Be Done Does Away With Fear.

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

I Thought About Emmett Till, And I Could Not Go Back. My Legs And Feet Were Not Hurting, That Is A Stereotype. I Paid The Same Fare As Others, And I Felt Violated. I Was Not Going Back.

I Have Spent Over Half My Life Teaching Love And Brotherhood, And I Feel That It Is Better To Continue To Try To Teach Or Live Equality And Love Than It Would Be To Have Hatred Or Prejudice. Everyone Living Together In Peace And Harmony And Love - That’s The Goal That We Seek, And I Think That The More People There Are Who Reach That State Of Mind, The Better We Will All Be.

You Must Never Be Fearful About What You Are Doing When It Is Right.