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.
ROSA PARKSI learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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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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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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Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
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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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Why do you all push us around?
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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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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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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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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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I think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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