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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.

Rosa Parks

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
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
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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Defeat Nation Powerful Revolution Slogan Victory
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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Civilization Exist Matter Right Survival
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
I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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Concern Equality Freedom Justice People Person Prosperity
Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn’t just free blacks but them, too.
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Black Lives Matter Freedom
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
All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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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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Black Lives Matter Change Decide Human Prejudice Treatment
I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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Citizen Ignorance Neglect Tired Treatment
I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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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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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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God Learning Strength Trust

When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.

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