I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
ROSA PARKSI had decided that I would not go anywhere with a piece of paper in my hand asking white folks for any favors. I had made that decision myself, as an individual.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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Why do you all push us around?
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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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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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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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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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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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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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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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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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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 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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