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.
ROSA PARKSAn opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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.
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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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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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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 want to be treated like a human being.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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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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Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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