I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
ROSA PARKSBlack women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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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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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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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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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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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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