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I believe there is only one race – the human race.

Rosa Parks

When the history of this country is written, when a final accounting is done, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten.
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Country Forget History President Remember Woman
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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Believe Hope Inspirational Life Optimism
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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Direction Fall Feeling Opposite Step Time
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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Candidate Citizen Concern Government Learning People Time Vote
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 Lives Matter Brotherhood Equality Feeling Hatred Life Live Love Prejudice Teaching
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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Action Black Lives Matter Cause Normal Trouble
As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man’s inhumanity to man, regardless – there is much to be done, and people need to work together.
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Crime Done Human Man Need People Regard Togetherness Unemployment Work
One person can change the world.
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Business Change Entrepreneur Inspirational One Liner Person World
Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
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Alone Desire Feeling Freedom Individual
An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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Giving Opportunity
I want to be treated like a human being.
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Human One Liner Self Respect Treatment
Why do you all push us around?
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Black Lives Matter
I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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Achievement Determination Freedom History Lesson
I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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Change Energy Force Inspirational People Positive Young
I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.
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Ache Giving Heart Seat Tired Work
Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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Continue Deed Life Live Memories Work

I believe there is only one race – the human race.

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