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Our 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.

Rosa Parks

As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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Crime Work
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
Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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Hurt Ignorance One Liner Tired Treatment
I will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole person I know myself inwardly to be.
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Action Contradict Myself Person Truth
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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Believe Confidence God Inspirational Religious Step Trust
I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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Against Human Prejudice Race Racism Thinking
Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.
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Healing Hurt Life Place Scars Try
Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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Courage Die Dreamss Freedom Inspirational Peace People Vision
Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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Beginning Healing Oppression Process Time
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
My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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Business Concern Dedication Home Work
I think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.
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Happiness Life Need
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
Why do you all push us around?
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Black Lives Matter
When the history of this country is written, when a final accounting is done, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten.
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Country Forget History President Remember Woman
When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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Black Lives Matter Encouragement Leadership Women

Our 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.

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Our 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.

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