If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
ROSA PARKSOur freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child, every time a person gets stopped and beaten by the police because of the color of their skin.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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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 see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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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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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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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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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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 just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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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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Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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