Mary Frances Berry

When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe.

If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing.

When it comes to the cause of justice, I take no prisoners and I don't believe in compromise.

I don't like to get in front of people.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.