The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
ROSA PARKSThe only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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One person can change the world.
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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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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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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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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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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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Why do you all push us around?
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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I will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole person I know myself inwardly to be.
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Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step.
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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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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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