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There Is Work To Do; That Is Why I Cannot Stop Or Sit Still. As Long As A Child Needs Help, As Long As People Are Not Free, There Will Be Work To Do. As Long As An Elderly Person Is Attacked Or In Need Of Support, There Is Work To Do. As Long As We Have Bigotry And Crime, We Have Work To Do.

I Believe We Are Here On The Planet Earth To Live, Grow Up And Do What We Can To Make This World A Better Place For All People To Enjoy Freedom.

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 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.

If I Stayed Angry At Other People, I Would Miss Finding Friends Among Those I Was Angry With.