Sonia Sanchez The reason why Malcolm was so effective was because the moment that he came into an audience, he told them exactly what he intended to do with them. What he said to the audience is that we are enslaved.

Sonia Sanchez Malcolm's message was a message that came out to men and women.

Sonia Sanchez And everyone looked at first and said “who? we are enslaved? we’re free. and he began to tell us and explain to us in a very historical fashion just what our enslavement was about.

Sonia Sanchez I wrote a poem that was contributed to Malcolm after he was assassinated.

Sonia Sanchez He was the sun that tagged the western sky and melted tiger-scholars while they searched for stripes.He said, "Fuck you white man. we have been curled too long. nothing is scared now. not your white face nor any land that separates.

Ruth Batson Babe_Ruthie: our school is to crowded were sitting in the hallways while the whit kids have class rooms and desk to sit at. #WHATSGOINGON!!!

Ruth Batson Babe_Ruthie:I went to visit a white school today. WE GET TREATED LIKE TRASH COMPARED TO THEM #NOTFAIR

Ruth Batson I got home this morning to my mom screaming and yelling about the white schools saying that we are stupid and don't deserve to be in the same schools

Jo Ann Gibbson Rosa Parks is being arrested. I wonder what she has done to be arrested, but I will go and fight for her and our rights on these busses.

Rosa Parks I’m so tried. I need to sit down and rest my legs and get home.

Rosa Parks A white man and the bus driver asked me to move my seat. It make me so mad, but I asked them nicely to stop but they won’t stop.

Jo Ann Gibbson I tried to warn the mayor, but he just ignored my warning. I wish our mayor would try to to stop this unfair treatment of African Americans.

Rosa Parks They stopped the bus to find a phone and call the cops, I am scared and I don’t what to do.

Jo Ann Gibbson I feel that the actions that were taken today were very unnecessary. Now is the time to put my plan in action.

Rosa Parks The cops arrived and arrested me and now I’m spending time in jail.

Rosa Parks I called my mother from jail and her first question was “did you get beat?”

Jo Ann Gibbson Well I think I am going to be staying up for a few morebhours to finish the rest of these 52,000 pampfelts.

Jo Ann Gibbson One more hour till we start the massive boycott on the busses in Alabama I feel my adrenaline kicking in my body.

Rosa Parks It has been a few days since I was in jail and now people are not riding the buses because of me and it feels good that people are supporting me and fighting for what is right.

Jo Ann Gibbson ​The police are throwing rocks through my windows and pouring acid on my car.

Jo Ann Gibbson ​HEY! Wait a minute, the cops are protecting me but they were trying to hurt me before.

Jo Ann Gibbson The mayor has given me the protection from the police. It makes me feel good to know that our mayor cares.

Ernest Green It's my Birthday today! wish i did not have to go to school : (

Ernest Green ErnestGreen57 : first day of school today, very nervous hope everything works out okay..I’m not so sure thought. Keep you all posted! #senioryear!

Ernest Green Got to school and the National Guard Soldiers would not let us in, my moms going to be so mad. #grr

Ernest Green ErnestGreen57: Well this is going terribly, @ElizabethEckford I’m sorry i heard the riot people yelling at you, not the best way to start the school year when they all say they want to Lynch you. #it'llgetbetter

Ernest Green the first few days they want to rush us in and out the back door.. this is going to take some getting use too

Ernest Green ErnestGreed57: “i heard that the president ordered the 101 airborne division to escort all of us in tomorrow @MinnieBrown @ELizebetheckford @JeffersonThomas @CarottaLainer @GloriaKarlmark @ThelmaMOthershed-Wair @MelbaBeals @TerrenceRoberts.

Ernest Green Okay these mobs outside the school are getting old now, at least my police escort is very nice.

Ernest Green just watched Minnie Brown dump a huge bowl of chili on some white kids head. looks like she had enough of them making fun of her

Ernest Green @MinnieBrown looks like you got a suspension for a while. i know they we're asking for it. #: (

Ernest Green I decided to branch out and ask some white kids what they thought about us in the school now, very different responses!

Ernest Green "we integrating students share many things in common" that was nice to hear. that was 1 student out of about 2,400

Ernest Green I'm getting so nervous about graduation in may, I've heard rumors #pleaseletmemakeit

Ernest Green It's the morning of graduation and i'm freaking out, everyone thinks the school is going to get bombed because I'm the first black student to graduate.

Ernest Green Ive never in my life seen something like this, i went to get my diploma across the stage and not one person clapped.. #yikes

Ernest Green Got my diploma graduating with high Honors! i sure showed all these white kid.#woahwhooo

Elizabeth Eckford Oh my god... I'm late to school on my first days, momma had me cook her a good breakfast before I went on my way. #frenchtoast

Elizabeth Eckford Where are all of my friends? All I see is white heads, barking orders at me! Where are you @ErnestGreen57?!?!?

Elizabeth Eckford All these white people are so rude... I can barely see the school and already I'm being harassed to an extreme. #imagetlynched

Elizabeth Eckford Still trudging through this ocean of white... will I ever get to the school? #ANNOYING

Elizabeth Eckford I've finally arrived to the school, and it's all out war here. Everyone's fussin' and riotin' and I don't know what going on... #HELP

Elizabeth Eckford So there's military personnel outside of the school, preventing me from entering... #segregation

Elizabeth Eckford I guess me and @ErnestGreen57 will not be getting educated today, haha. Tomorrows another day.

Elizabeth Eckford Our police escort has arrived at last, all of us will be getting home safely today! Try again tomorrow...

Elizabeth Eckford I haven't tweeted in a while... I've been at home thinking about why the whites must act the way they do, we're just the same as them... #depression

Elizabeth Eckford I'm leaving my house early to get to school on time today... Hopefully no harassment until I get in the building.

Elizabeth Eckford So today the National Guard... The 101st Airborn Division... is once against outside of the school, but this time they're fighting the riots to get us in! Yes! Finally the tides have turned!

Elizabeth Eckford Ahhhh YES! All of us are finally in the school! It's a little different because we all have personal soldiers to escort us from class to class so we don't get harassed by all the racist whites.

Elizabeth Eckford First day of school and Minniejean has had enough already, haha! She dumped an entire bowl of chili on this white boys head! #Hahahah

Elizabeth Eckford My personal soldier is very dreamy and smart. I don't want him to ever leave! So far the day has been alright, the whites know there is nothing they can do to change us being here. #success

Elizabeth Eckford Hey ya'll, haven't tweeted in a while because I'm so focused on doing well in school. Things have been going MUCH better! The riots have died down, and so has the harassment.

Elizabeth Eckford Hey everyone, just thought I'd tweet before I started my homework... Everything is GREAT, and I even have a few white folks that I talk to from time to time, I want to thank #eisenhower and #faubus for making this all happen!

James Peck I think we should gather a group of people, blacks and whites, and ride the buses.

James Peck Who wants to stop segregation in the South?

James Peck Blacks and whites should not be separated. The federal government forbids segregation on buses and terminals, but the South doesn't care!

James Peck We can call ourselves The Freedom Riders!!

James Peck If we get attacked, it will get Kennedy’s attention and he will have to do something.

James Peck Seven blacks and six whites just left Washington D.C. to go to the South and try to desegragate buses and trains.

James Peck when we first arrived in Birmingham there was a mob that was going to attack us on the sidewalk near the loading platform #Run

James Peck I think they have iron bars in their hands.

James Peck Even though we are scared we should continue with the plan. Charles and I are going to eat lunch at a white counter.

James Peck Charles Person tried to desegregate lunch counters so that whites and blacks can both eat in the same area

James Peck when we entered the white waiting room we wanted to eat at the white lunch counter but we got kicked out.

James Peck it was 6 on 1 after I got pushed into an alleyway...they swung at me with fists and pipes

James Peck On my way to Montgomery with other freedom riders...just got attacked by a mob and am beaten badly.

James Peck my head hurts i woke up unconcious, someone needs to stop them..i cant remember the details of what happened but its all in the newspapers.

James Peck 53 stitches later and i dont know who attacked us. I hope someone got it on camera.

James Peck I hope this will get President Kennedy’s attention.

James Peck The mob destroyed the reporters camera who I found out later was Tom Langston, they smashed his camera but hopefully he took the film.

Joseph Holloway I can't believe Texas hates us for our color.>:(

Joseph Holloway I can't believe the gas station wouldn't sell us gas.>:p

Joseph Holloway I think the reason Jim Crow made his laws was because he is afraid of us, they should call him Jim Chicken.Ha he he.:)

Joseph Holloway The black bathroom is a gross outhouse?Ewwww.

Joseph Holloway How could they make us go to a digusting bathroom?:p

Joseph Holloway I don't care how badly I have to go, I am not going in that bathroom!

Joseph Holloway I'm glad where leaving Texas after my experience.:)

Joseph Holloway I can't wait to leave Texas, the place is filled with racists.>:(

Joseph Holloway My uncle is having trouble driving.:0

Joseph Holloway My uncle made a wrong turn and I don't know where we r.:0

Joseph Holloway We r in Waco, Texas. It should be Wacko.

Joseph Holloway It looks like some white guys r burning a black guy tied to a wheel. I'm scared. :O

Joseph Holloway Oh my God, they c us.:O

Joseph Holloway They are going to kill us, we're doomed. Mom, Dad if you r looking at this I love u guys.<3

Joseph Holloway Oh and tell Great Grandma we r sorry for not being there when she passes away but in our d-fence, we will probably die.

Joseph Holloway Never mind we got away before they could catch us, but I am never going back, this experience will haunt me.

James Peck Clancy Lake was a radio newsman, I hope he is ok after the mob attacked him in his car.

Sonia Sanchez People quite often want to make you believe that Malcolm was some terrible man who never smiled, was always scowling and demanding something that was obscene.

Sonia Sanchez When I first saw Malcolm on the television, he scared me also, Immediately the family said, “turn off that television. That man is saying stuff you ain’t supposed to hear.”

James Meredith yess Ole Miss here i come....whos this old man telling me i cant register to enroll for school #move

James Meredith I was supposed to go to three classes today but there was so much gas in one it got canceled so maybe it wasnt such a bad day... maybe they will learn next time

James Meredith monday morning i registered and at nine i went to class in colonial american history....wow never knew college would be so bad but its so #easy

James Meredith walked into class late luckily he didnt care but it was weird that she was crying maybe from the tear gas because i was crying to but dumb whites you shouldnt have started with me #beastmode

James Meredith Walking around the school looking at all these kids but im not in the mood to walk up to them and make friends because thats not my nature if they want me they can come up to me.

James Meredith walking around Ole Miss and all the whites are making jokes about me but thats how they are, children and i probably wouldnt except them any other way. #growup

James Meredith But school isn't that bad a lot of kids have walked up to me very pleasantly and have been nice to me.....#respect

James Meredith my old friend from my old town came up to me at the cafeteria and said if your here to get an education im all for you but if your here to start trouble then im against you. i told him what do you think i am im here for the education this is the opportuni

James Meredith life at Ole Miss is so boring there just lecture after lecture never anything fun in class

James Meredith Just got rejected from Ole Miss im probably smarter then all these white folks #haters

James Meredith Brought this school to court so i can get my chance to go to this school and #ppw....#segregationithinknot