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 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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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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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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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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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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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 will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole person I know myself inwardly to be.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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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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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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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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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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There is no future without education.
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