I’ve always liked the hero. So, heroes excite me, and there are historians who are anti-heroism. They’re always trying to show you why so-and-so isn’t what you thought. But I always liked the people that stood up, and Mrs. Parks had a particular stand that said, “You can make a difference. What you do can make a difference.” And you do it with no expectation. And she always said that.
Again, in my book, I’m not overly stressing that, but she always said she didn’t know who, if anyone, would stand with her. She just knew that it was time for her to stand.
