All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
ROSA PARKSRacism 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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One person can change the world.
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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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I think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.
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Why do you all push us around?
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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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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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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Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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I have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than it would be to have hatred or prejudice.
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As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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