I will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole person I know myself inwardly to be.
ROSA PARKSThat was a difference between black slaves and white indentured servants. Black slaves were usually not allowed to keep their names, but were given new names by their owners.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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That was a difference between black slaves and white indentured servants. Black slaves were usually not allowed to keep their names, but were given new names by their owners.
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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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There are restroom facilities for white ladies and colored women, white men and colored men. We stand outside after being served at the same ticket counter instead of sitting on the inside.
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.
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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
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I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
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