Johnnie Carr
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"Johnnie Rebecca Daniels Carr" was a leader in the Civil rights movement/Civil Rights movement in the United States from 1955 until her death.

In 1967, Carr became President of the Montgomery Improvement Association, succeeding the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Carr held this office until she died.

Carr was a childhood friend of Rosa Parks and is considered, along with Parks, to be an important face in the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama/Montgomery, Alabama. According to Morris Dees, one of three founders of Montgomery's Southern Poverty Law Center, "Johnnie Carr is one of the three major icons of the Civil Rights Movement: Dr. King, Rosa Parks and Johnnie Carr. I think ultimately, when the final history books are written, she'll be one of the few people remembered for that terrific movement."

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It's not the size, but what's on the inside.

I thank God I had the opportunity to be there then, and I'm thankful to be here now. Everyone uses stamps sometimes, and look at what they will have -- a history.

And today we grieve the loss of her, but because of the contributions she and her husband made, the world is a better place.

We would talk on the phone at night. We talked about everything, but our family life was really important. She was such a pleasant person. She was an outstanding woman.

She lit the match that started the flame that is burning today.

I used to go to the places and see my friends. Not so much anymore cause there are only a few of us left. Now I go and their names are on the programs because they passed.

It seemed like they were ready. We had put up with it for so long. You had to stand up over an empty seat because it was in the white section. They were really fed up with it.

Coretta Scott King was was one of the country's most influential women.

I'm thankful to God that I had the opportunity to know ? not hear about ? but know Rosa Parks.