I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
ROSA PARKSI would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.
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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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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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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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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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There are restroom facilities for white ladies and colored women, white men and colored men. We stand outside after being served at the same ticket counter instead of sitting on the inside.
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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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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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I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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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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Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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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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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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