Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
ROSA PARKSWhen I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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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 was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
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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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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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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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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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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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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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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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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
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I have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than it would be to have hatred or prejudice.
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Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
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