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.
ROSA PARKSThe only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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That was a difference between black slaves and white indentured servants. Black slaves were usually not allowed to keep their names, but were given new names by their owners.
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You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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Why do you all push us around?
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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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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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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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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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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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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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