There is no future without education.
ROSA PARKSEveryone 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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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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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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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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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn’t just free blacks but them, too.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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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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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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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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I had decided that I would not go anywhere with a piece of paper in my hand asking white folks for any favors. I had made that decision myself, as an individual.
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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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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We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
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Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
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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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The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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One person can change the world.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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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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