The early 1960s was a time when millions of people across the country were standing up for equal rights. They marched together with signs and spoke out against racial injustice. Why did black people and white people have to go to different schools? Why did black people have to sit at the back of buses? There were even different restrooms and different doors to enter restaurants. Why?
　Mr. Cohen said to me and my husband Richard, “Why don’t you share your story with newspapers and magazines?”
　At first, we turned down the idea, because we never wanted to be well-known. But Mr. Cohen finally changed our minds. Soon our photos appeared in many newspapers and magazines around the country, and the results were surprising. Thousands of people, both blacks and whites, read about our problem and supported us.
　However, the court case wasn’t going very well. One judge said, “Racial purity must be maintained!” Another said, “God made the different races. He never wanted them to mix!”
　Finally, our case was brought before the U.S. Supreme Court.