When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
ROSA PARKSRacial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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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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Why do you all push us around?
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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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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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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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Each person must live their life as a model for 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 believe there is only one race – the human race.
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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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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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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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I have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than it would be to have hatred or prejudice.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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