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Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.

Rosa Parks

I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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Consent Die Giving Ready Self Respect
Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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Hurt Ignorance One Liner Tired Treatment
Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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Beginning Healing Oppression Process Time
We will really be set back if people don’t take the time to learn about the candidates who are concerned about the well-being of all the citizens and vote.
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Candidate Citizen Concern Government Learning People Time Vote
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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Action Behaviour Demonstrate Humble Peace Recognize Respect Trust
I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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Citizen Ignorance Neglect Tired Treatment
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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Allow Black Lives Matter Difference Servant Slave
As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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Crime Work
There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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Business Dedication Hustle Stop Work Hard
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 paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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Black Lives Matter Violence
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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Children Hope Meet Overcome Preparation Racism
The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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Believe Push Time
Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
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Action Black Lives Matter Cause Normal Trouble
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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Black Lives Matter Freedom
When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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Action Change Freedom Inspirational Mind People Want

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