He said, "Dad, not only was Rosa Parks not initially into nonviolence, but Rosa Parks's grandfather, who basically raised her and was light enough to pass as white, used to walk around town with his gun in his holster, and people knew if you messed with Mr. Parks's children or grandchildren, he would put a cap in your proverbial bottom."
Ele disse: "Pai, além de Rosa Parks não ser inicialmente adepta da não violência, seu avô, que praticamente a havia criado, e que era claro o suficiente para se passar por branco, costumava andar pela cidade com uma arma no coldre, e as pessoas sabiam que se mexessem com os filhos ou netos dele, virariam peneira".