My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
ROSA PARKSSince 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.
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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We will really be set back if people don’t take the time to learn about the candidates who are concerned about the well-being of all the citizens and vote.
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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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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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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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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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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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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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