An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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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 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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I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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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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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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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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I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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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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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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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 was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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