Woke Up This Morning with My Mind Stayed on Freedom.
-- Lynda (chapter 7 paragraph 1)

Importance: This is the title of Lynda's favorite freedom song. The marchers sang this on their way from Selma to Montgomery in chapter 7 and the book opened with the lyrics to this song.

In those days, you were born black or you were born white in Selma—and there was a big difference.
-- Lynda (chapter 1 paragraph 2)

Importance: This indicates the society Lynda was born into: one of strict racial segregation.

He was talking about nonviolence and how you could persuade people to do things your way with steady, loving confrontation.
-- Lynda (chapter 2 paragraph 1)

Importance: In this sentence, Lynda reflects on the message in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech in 1963 about peacefully advocating for the vote.

All us girls were packed into one cell meant for two people.
-- Lynda (chapter 3 paragraph 1)

Importance: This is Lynda's first experience in jail. She was stuffed into a small jail cell with a large group of...