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We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.

Rosa Parks

It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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Inspirational Peace Person
I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.
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Ache Giving Heart Seat Tired Work
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
As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man’s inhumanity to man, regardless – there is much to be done, and people need to work together.
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Crime Done Human Man Need People Regard Togetherness Unemployment Work
I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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Achievement Determination Freedom History Lesson
You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
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Believe Control Faith Inspirational Power Stand
To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.
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Afraid Business Change Deep Failure Inspirational Step Try
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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Diminish Done Fear Inspirational Learning Mind
It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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Acceptance Injustice One Liner Protest
My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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Business Concern Dedication Home Work
Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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Continue Deed Life Live Memories Work
The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
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Black Lives Matter Change Decide Human Prejudice Treatment
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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Believe Hope Inspirational Life Optimism
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
I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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God Learning Strength Trust
I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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Black Lives Matter Human Man Negro Talk Treatment

We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.

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