When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
ROSA PARKSIf I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.
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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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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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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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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
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We will really be set back if people don’t take the time to learn about the candidates who are concerned about the well-being of all the citizens and vote.
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What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing.
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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.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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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.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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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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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