I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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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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I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.
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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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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step.
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One person can change the world.
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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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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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I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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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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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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