Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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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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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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One person can change the world.
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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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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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There 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.
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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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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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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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There is no future without education.
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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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