I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
ROSA PARKSThe bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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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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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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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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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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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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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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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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Everyone living together in peace and harmony and love – that’s the goal that we seek, and I think that the more people there are who reach that state of mind, the better we will all be.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.
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