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 PARKSEach person must live their life as a model for others.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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One person can change the world.
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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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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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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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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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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man’s inhumanity to man, regardless – there is much to be done, and people need to work together.
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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 talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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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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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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