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I believe there is only one race – the human race.

Rosa Parks

I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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Black Lives Matter Human Man Negro Talk Treatment
As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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Crime Work
When the history of this country is written, when a final accounting is done, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten.
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Country Forget History President Remember Woman
There were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someone would come along to join me.
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Direction Fall Feeling Opposite Step Time
I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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Arrest Black Lives Matter Bus Home
Our freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child, every time a person gets stopped and beaten by the police because of the color of their skin.
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Beat Black Lives Matter Children Freedom Kill People Police Racism Time Young
I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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Against Human Prejudice Race Racism Thinking
I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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Concern Equality Freedom Justice People Person Prosperity
As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man’s inhumanity to man, regardless – there is much to be done, and people need to work together.
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Crime Done Human Man Need People Regard Togetherness Unemployment Work
There is no future without education.
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Deep Education Future Inspirational Knowledge One Liner
God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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Giving God Right Strength
Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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Hurt Ignorance One Liner Tired Treatment
If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.
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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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Black Lives Matter Dignity Person Self Respect
I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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Freedom People Person Positive Remember Want
I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.

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