I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.

I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.

You treated her with deference because she was so quiet, so serene -- just a very special person,

It was not pre-arranged. It just happened that the driver made a demand and I just didn't feel like obeying his demand. I was quite tired after spending a full day working.

Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.

People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically... No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.