“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 was tired from working and perhaps she was - but she herself said later that she was spiritually tired and weary of being humiliated by being asked to move back so that a white person could occupy her seat.” PeoplePersonsSaidMovingCommunityWhiteInstrumentsTiredParksSeatsWearyThey SaidUnlikelyHumiliatedRosa Author:Joseph Lowery
“It's interesting to me that killing damages the image of God when it's done by a person, but it doesn't damage it when it's done by the state.” PersonsStatesDoneInterestingKillingDamageDeath PenaltyGod Image Author:Joseph Lowery
“By reserving the penalty of death for black defendants, or for the poor, or for those convicted of killing white persons, we perpetrate the ugly legacy of slavery-teaching our children that some lives are inherently less precious than others.” ChildrenPersonsBlackWhitePoorTeachingOur ChildrenSlaveryKillingUglyLegacyPenaltiesDeath Penalty Author:Joseph Lowery
