The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
ROSA PARKSRacial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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Everyone living together in peace and harmony and love – that’s the goal that we seek, and I think that the more people there are who reach that state of mind, the better we will all be.
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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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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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