I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
ROSA PARKSI talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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Have 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.
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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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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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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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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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I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.
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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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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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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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I think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.
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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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There are restroom facilities for white ladies and colored women, white men and colored men. We stand outside after being served at the same ticket counter instead of sitting on the inside.
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As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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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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