The Only Tired I Was,

I Am Leaving This Legacy To All Of You...to Bring Peace, Justice, Equality, Love And A Fulfillment Of What Our Lives Should Be. Without Vision, The People Will Perish, And Without Courage And Inspiration, Dreams Will Die - The Dream Of Freedom And Peace.

People Have Said Over The Years That The Reason I Did Not Give Up My Seat Was Because I Was Tired. I Did Not Think Of Being Physically Tired. My Feet Were Not Hurting. I Was Tired In A Different Way. I Was Tired Of Seeing So Many Men Treated As Boys And Not Called By Their Proper Names Or Titles. I Was Tired Of Seeing Children And Women Mistreated And Disrespected Because Of The Color Of Their Skin. I Was Tired Of Jim Crow Laws, Of Legally Enforced Racial Segregation.

I Do The Very Best I Can To Look Upon Life With Optimism And Hope And Looking Forward To A Better Day.

Every Day Before Supper And Before We Went To Services On Sundays. My Grandmother Would Read The Bible To Me, And My Grandfather Would Pray. We Even Had Devotions Before Going To Pick Cotton In The Fields. Prayer And The Bible, Became A Part Of My Everyday Thoughts And Beliefs. I Learned To Put My Trust In God And To Seek Him As My Strength.

Arrest Me For Sitting On A Bus? You May Do That.