Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
ROSA PARKSNo, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.
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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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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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Why do you all push us around?
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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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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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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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Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.
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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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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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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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Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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