I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
ROSA PARKSI had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
ROSA PARKSThere were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someone would come along to join me.
ROSA PARKSIf I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
ROSA PARKSRacial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
ROSA PARKSIf I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
ROSA PARKSNo, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
ROSA PARKSOne person can change the world.
ROSA PARKSHave you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.
ROSA PARKSI was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
ROSA PARKSWhat 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.
ROSA PARKSThat 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 PARKSWithout vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
ROSA PARKSI want to be treated like a human being.
ROSA PARKSThere is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
ROSA PARKSI was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
ROSA PARKSAs long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
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