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I 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.

Rosa Parks

An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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Giving Opportunity
I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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Give Up History Ideas Try
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
People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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Freedom Mind Need People Prejudice Racism
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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Beat Black Lives Matter Children Freedom Kill People Police Racism Time Young
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
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
I 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.
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Decide Declutter Folk Hands Individual Paper
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
People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.
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Euality Freedom Mind Need People Prejudice Race Racism
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
It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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Acceptance Injustice One Liner Protest
Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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Believe Black Lives Matter Business Capable Firm Leadership Organization
Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.
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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
The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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Black Lives Matter Bus Injustice Realize World

I 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.

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I 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.

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