Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
ROSA PARKSDifferences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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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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Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.
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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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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 knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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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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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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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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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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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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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing.
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