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 PARKSThe time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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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 had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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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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I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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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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You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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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.
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