I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.
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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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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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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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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 was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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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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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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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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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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