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I’ve always told my children that once they go out into the world, they must have two heads and two minds: one to keep grounded, the other to deal with corporate America.

Claudette Colvin

For African-Americans, it’s still going to be – some people say double hard – I’d say four times as hard. Be an opportunist. Take advantage of your resources, because the only way to win is with education, self-esteem, having value in yourself.
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Difficult Education Opportunity People Value Win Yourself
The light-skinned girls always thought they were better looking. So did the teachers, too. That meant most of the dark complexion ones didn’t like themselves.
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Darkness People Skin
A lot of African American women wanted to emulate white women. But I said in my mind, rationally thinking, there is no way you are going to get your hair that straight, especially in the summer.
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Hairs Myself Women
I never swore when I was young.
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Myself Young
There were many African Americans – many, many stories similar to my story.
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Myself Race Story
We were churchgoing people.
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People Religious
I’ve always told my children that once they go out into the world, they must have two heads and two minds: one to keep grounded, the other to deal with corporate America.
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Children Deal Myself World
I’d like my grandchildren to be able to see that their grandmother stood up for something, a long time ago.
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Family Myself See
Rosa Parks wasn’t the first one to rebel against the segregated seats. I was the first one.
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Myself Oneself Oppression Strength
That was worse than stealing, you know, talking back to a white person.
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Person Talk White Worst
When you’ve been abused daily and you see people humiliated and harassed, you just get tired of it.
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Humility People Yourself
New York is a completely different culture to Montgomery, Alabama.
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Culture Different History
Young people think Rosa Parks just sat down on a bus and ended segregation, but that wasn’t the case at all.
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End People Young
I always tell young people to hold on to their dreams. And sometimes you have to stand up for what you think is right even if you have to stand alone.
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Dream Myself People Right Thinking Young
I sleep when the sleep comes down on me.
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Myself Sleep
When I told my mother I was pregnant, I thought she was going to have a heart attack.
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Heart Mom Myself Pregnant

I’ve always told my children that once they go out into the world, they must have two heads and two minds: one to keep grounded, the other to deal with corporate America.

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