Alabama Quote by Michel Martin

Rosa Parks was an unlikely person, but she became an instrument of the people's will in that community who were tired. They said she…

— Joseph Lowery

If Rosa Parks had not refused to move to the back of the bus, you and I might never have heard of Dr. Martin…

— Ramsey Clark

Rosa Parks was a woman of strength, conviction, and morality. Her action on December 1, 1955, to defy the law made her a leading…

— John Shimkus

You probably know the name of Rosa Parks. You probably know that her refusal to move to the colored section in the back of…

— Michel Martin

Rosa Parks was primed, she had the Civil Rights Movement behind her, she didn't just decide to sit on the bus, it was strategic.

— Aisha Hinds

When I was 15 years old in 1955, I heard of Rosa Parks. I heard the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. on our radio.

— John Lewis

If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing.

— Mary Frances Berry

Young people think Rosa Parks just sat down on a bus and ended segregation, but that wasn't the case at all.

— Claudette Colvin

The world knows of Rosa Parks because of a single, simple act of dignity and courage that struck a lethal blow to the foundations…

— William J. Clinton

Rosa Parks inspired many. She will not be forgotten.

— John Shimkus

The civil rights movement would experience many important victories, but Rosa Parks will always be remembered as its catalyst.

— Jim Costa

Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble... good trouble, necessary trouble.

— John Lewis