Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
ROSA PARKSThere 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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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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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 believe there is only one race – the human race.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
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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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Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn’t just free blacks but them, too.
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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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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 would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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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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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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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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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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