Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
ROSA PARKSAn opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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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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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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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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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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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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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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There is no future without education.
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Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.
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People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.
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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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